Patent ID: 7979900

Claim:
A method performed by a login server, comprising: receiving a request for a client system to access a first resource on a network; authenticating that said client system has permission to access said first resource; sending to said client system a first authentication message and an instruction for said client system to send said first authentication message to said first resource; receiving a request for said client system to access a second resource on said network; authenticating that said client system has permission to access said second resource; sending to said client system a second authentication message and an instruction for said client system to send said second authentication message to said second resource; receiving a request to log off said client system from all resources to which said client system is logged in; and sending to said client system: (A) a first log off message and an instruction for said client system to send said first log off message to said first resource; and (B) a second log off message and an instruction for said client system to send said second log off message to said second resource.