Abstract: In one example, a method of managing access to a network includes receiving a network access request including one or more credentials via an edge device. The one or more user credentials are authenticated, and a database record for a user associated with the one or more user credentials is identified. A re-authentication duration value is obtained from the database record for the user, wherein the re-authentication duration value is pre-assigned to the user or pre-assigned to a group associated with the user. A response comprising the re-authentication duration value is then sent to the edge device.

Abstract: In one example, a method of managing access to a network includes receiving a network access request including one or more credentials via an edge device. The one or more user credentials are authenticated, and a database record for a user associated with the one or more user credentials is identified. A re-authentication duration value is obtained from the database record for the user, wherein the re-authentication duration value is pre-assigned to the user or pre-assigned to a group associated with the user. A response comprising the re-authentication duration value is then sent to the edge device.

Abstract: A method of storing an object in a multimedia message database, the method comprising: determining a location of free space in a data file from a free space map (FSM) associated with a data file; storing at least part of the object at the location in the data file; updating the free space map to indicate that the location is no longer free; and updating the multimedia message database to indicate the location of the object in the data file.