Patent ID: 8387155

Claim:
A system for controlling access to protected computer resources provided via a network utilizing at least one Internet Protocol, the system comprising: at least one authentication server having an associated database to store (i) identity data associated with at least one client computer device, and (ii) data associated with said protected computer resources; at least one access server adapted to receive said identity data from said at least one client computer device; said at least one access server adapted to forward said identity data received from said at least one client computer device to said at least one authentication server; said at least one authentication server adapted to authenticate said identity data responsive to a request for said protected computer resources by said at least one client computer device; said at least one authentication server adapted to authorize said at least one client computer device to receive at least a portion of said protected computer resources, based on said stored data associated with said protected computer resources; and said at least one authentication server adapted to permit access to said at least a portion of said protected computer resources upon successfully authenticating said identity data and upon successfully authorizing said at least once client computer device.