A system and method of combined user logon-authentication provides enhanced logon performance by utilizing communications with a network access control server for user authentication to provide user account data required for user logon. When a user logs on a computer, the computer initiates a network...http://www.google.de/patents/US6401211?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6401211 - System and method of user logon in combination with user authentication for network access
