Smart card redirection
US10050957B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/102
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processing device of a server executing an application establishes a network connection to a client device having a smart card, detects a program call directed to a smart card application programming interface (API) to authenticate a user of the client device for accessing the application, and determines, based on the program call, whether the smart card is a remote smart card for the server. Responsive to determining that the smart card is the remote smart card, the processing device redirects the program call to the client device via a separate communication channel of the network connection and authenticates, by the server, the user of the client device in view of data returned by the program call, as if the remote smart card were local to the server.
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