Method and apparatus for federated identity and authentication services
US10382202B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for authenticating a request from a first domain to access a resource in a second domain according to credentials in the first domain. The method includes receiving, from the first domain, an assertion in the second domain and generating, according to the assertion, a token configured to be redeemed by a client in the first domain to access the resource in the second domain. The token then may be provided to the first domain.
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