公开(公告)号：US20240098084A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US17932975

申请日：2022-09-16

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Vivek Santuka ,  Jatin Katyal ,  Prashant Chauhan

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  H04L61/4511

CPC classification number: H04L63/0876 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04L63/0236 ,  H04L63/0272

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting, at a virtual authenticator in an endpoint device, a linkup event, transmitting, to a supplicant in the endpoint device, a request for an identity associated with the endpoint device, receiving, at the virtual authenticator, a response from the supplicant, wherein the response comprises the identity, receiving, from an authentication server, an authorization result, wherein the authorization result is based on authenticating the endpoint device using the received identity, and enforcing, by the virtual authenticator, the authorization result at the endpoint device.