Centralized user authentication system apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8978098
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13864866

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An identification module receives a password request for a specified user and communicates an encrypted password field in response thereto, wherein the encrypted password field references a directory object corresponding to the specified user. The present invention also teaches an authentication module that communicates the password request to the identification module and receives the encrypted password field therefrom. Upon receiving the encrypted password field, the authentication module authenticates the specified user against the referenced directory object. In some embodiments, the encrypted password field is stored in an identification data store of an identification server and the directory object is stored in an authentication data store of an authentication server.

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  • AVENTAIL LLC;DELL SOFTWARE INC.;QUEST SOFTWARE INC. (F/K/A DELL SOFTWARE INC.)

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowers, John Joseph Provo, US 4 100
Robinson, Kyle Lane Spanish Fork, US 2 30

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