METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO COMPUTER RESOURCES THAT UTILIZE DISTINCT PROTOCOLS FOR RECEIVING SECURITY INFORMATION AND PROVIDING ACCESS BASED ON RECEIVED SECURITY INFORMATION

A method for providing a user with access to a plurality of computer resources, at least some of which utilize distinct protocols for receiving security information and for providing access to outside systems based on received security information. A request is received from the user identifying one of the plurality of computer resources. From a set of previously stored records each of which identifies one of the plurality of computer resources and contains security information for allowing access to the computer resource identified in the record, one of the records of the set is selected whose identification of one of the plurality of computer resources best matches the request's identification of one of the plurality of computer resources. The security information in the selected record is used to provide access to the computer resource identified in the request according to the distinct protocol utilized by that resource.