METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIFFERENTIATED NETWORK SERVICE BASED ON USER AUTHENTICATION TYPES NETWORK SYSTEM AND DEVICE PROVIDING THE METHOD

摘要

A method is disclosed in which an authentication server operates to support content use at a user terminal. The method of operation of the authentication server includes, when content is selected in the user terminal, checking an authentication method of the content by referring to a profile storage, informing the user terminal of the checked authentication method, and verifying the authentication information transmitted from the user terminal. performing user authentication based on the user authentication, and requesting a specified network device to apply the service profile mapped to the authentication method to the session of the content. The profile storage stores at least one authentication method mapped for each content and service profiles that differentially provide a network service environment for each authentication method.