14. An authentication device comprising: an authorization database that stores authorization information in accordance with a first proprietary authorization data model; a policy database that stores data defining an export translation policy; and a control unit comprising: an authorization agent that receives authentication information from an endpoint device, authenticates the endpoint device based on the authentication information, and stores, based on the authentication, authorization information in accordance with the first proprietary authorization data model to the authorization database; a translation module that applies the export translation policy to translate the received authorization information stored in accordance with the first proprietary authorization data model into translated authorization information that complies with a second Interface for Metadata Access Point (IF-MAP) authorization data model conforming to an IF-MAP standard, wherein the second IF-MAP authorization data model is different from the first proprietary authorization data model; and a client module that publishes the translated authorization information to an intermediate storage device that implements the second IF-MAP authorization data model.
19. The authentication device of claim 14 , wherein the authorization device comprises a Remote Access Dial In User Service (RADIUS) server.