Credential-free user login to remotely executed applications
US10027649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/168
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a process including: receiving, with an intermediary server, a request to access web content at a web server; submitting, from the intermediary server a value by which possession of an access credential is demonstrated, wherein the value is withheld from the client web browser; receiving, by the intermediary web browser, instructions to store in web browser memory an access token; and sending, from the intermediary server, to the client web browser executing on the client computing device, instructions to store the access token in browser memory of the client web browser, thereby authenticating the client web browser without the client web browser having access to the value by which possession of the access credential is demonstrated.
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