Policy-managed physical access authentication

Title: Policy-managed physical access authentication

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that provide for physical access management of an access-controlled area of a distributed site of an electric power delivery system using one or more one or more articulated access control policies. In some embodiments, to authenticate rights to access an access-controlled area, a first user may provide an associated access control system with credentials satisfying first authentication requirements based on an applicable policy. In connection with subsequent access authentication requests, the access control system may accept credentials satisfying second authentication requirements that may be different than the first authentication requirements. In this manner, access control requirements to the access-controlled area may be managed based on an associated articulated policy.

Inventors:: Masters, George W.; Robinson, Kylan T.; Smith, Rhett; Kasztenny, Bogdan Z.

Issue Date:: 2019-09-03

Research Org.:: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Pullman, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1576412

Patent Number(s):: 10404714

Application Number:: 14/823,201

Assignee:: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (Pullman, WA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

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H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
H04L63/105 - {Multiple levels of security}
H04L63/08 - {for supporting authentication of entities communicating through a packet data network
H04L63/104 - {Grouping of entities}
H04L2463/082 - applying multi-factor authentication
H04L63/101 - {Access control lists [ACL]}
H04L63/108 - {when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time}

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
H04W12/06 - Authentication

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
H04L63/20 - {for managing network security

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DOE Contract Number:: OE0000680

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Aug 11

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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