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  • System and method for policy-based inter-realm authentication within a distributed processing system
    Patent number: 5544322
    Abstract: A system and method for defining a platform-independent policy framework for authentication of principals to servers in another realm, within a distributed data processing system. The present invention may be implemented on top of the Kerberos protocol, or any trusted third party network authentication protocol with inter-realm authentication mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pau-Chen Cheng, Shyh-Wei Luan