Device authentication using device-specific proxy addresses
Methods and systems for providing device authentication using device-specific proxy addresses are described. One example method includes associating a particular proxy network address with a device; receiving, over a network, a request to access a network resource, the request being received at the particular proxy network address; authenticating the device based on the particular proxy network address; and after authenticating the device, authenticating a user of the device based on user-specific credentials associated with the user.
1. A method performed by one or more data processing apparatuses, the method comprising:
associating a particular proxy network address with a particular device identifier;
receiving, over a network, a request to access a network resource from a device, the request being received at the particular proxy network address and associated with a device identifier;
determining whether the device identifier associated with the request matches the particular device identifier associated with the particular proxy network address;
authenticating the device in response to determining that the device identifier associated with the request matches the particular device identifier associated with the particular proxy network address;
in response to authenticating the device, authenticating a user of the device based on user-specific credentials associated with the user; and
tracking a usage pattern of the device based on the user-specific credentials of the user of the device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein authenticating the user occurs via a secure method.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the secure method includes HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS).
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular proxy network address includes an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the particular proxy network address includes an IPv4 port number.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular proxy network address includes an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
associating the request to the device based on the particular proxy network address; and
logging the request and the association of the request to the device.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
logging the user out of the device in response to the usage pattern indicating that the user has used the device for a time greater than a maximum usage time associated with the device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein associating the particular proxy network address with the device is performed during a configuration process for the device.
10. A system comprising:
memory for storing data; and
one or more processors operable to perform operations comprising:
associating a particular proxy network address with a particular device identifier;
receiving, over a network, a request to access a network resource from a device, the request being received at the particular proxy network address and associated with a device identifier;
determining whether the device identifier associated with the request matches the particular device identifier associated with the particular proxy network address;
authenticating the device in response to determining that the device identifier associated with the request matches the particular device identifier associated with the particular proxy network address;
in response to authenticating the device, authenticating a user of the device based on user-specific credentials associated with the user;
tracking a usage pattern of the device based on the user-specific credentials of the user of the device.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein authenticating the user occurs via a secure method.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the secure method includes HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS).
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the particular proxy network address includes an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the particular proxy network address includes an IPv4 port number.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the particular proxy network address includes an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address.
16. The system of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:
associating the request to the device based on the particular proxy network address; and
logging the request and the association of the request to the device.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device identifier includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device identifier includes a Media Access Control (MAC) address.