Zero sign-on using a web browser
US10587603B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/082
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method for enabling zero sign-on (ZSO) through a standard web browser. The device running the browser is first enrolled with a web service using an installed enrollment agent on the device which authenticates a user of the device. After authentication, the enrollment agent stores a device profile that includes a user certificate for the user and an authority certificate issued by said web service. The device profile is stored at a device location accessible by each of the web browsers used by said device. The enrollment agent configures each of the web browsers on the device to respond correctly to ZSO certificate challenges from the web service. Once enrolled, the device's web browsers can respond correctly to a ZSO Uniform Resource Locator (URL) certificate challenge received from the web service. After a successful response to the challenge, the browser is granted a secure socket layer (SSL) connection.
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