System, method and computer program product for authenticating users using a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) directory server

A system, method and computer program product for providing authentication to a firewall using a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) directory server is disclosed. The firewall can be configured through a graphical user interface to implement an authentication scheme. The authentication sch...

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Hauptverfasser: ASHOFF THOMAS D, GRAHAM JEFFREY J, CHEW STEVE O, MULLICAN ANDREW J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A system, method and computer program product for providing authentication to a firewall using a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) directory server is disclosed. The firewall can be configured through a graphical user interface to implement an authentication scheme. The authentication scheme is based upon a determination of whether at least part of one or more LDAP entries satisfy an authorization filter.