Methods for secure access to protected content in a content management system
US11228437B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/60
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method performed by a content management system (CMS) and an edge node of a content delivery network is provided. A server secret is shared between the CMS and the edge node, and CMS uses the server secret to generate a signing key which includes a signing secret generated using the server secret. The signing key is transmitted to a client system. The client system receives a request for a content asset from a user device. The client system uses the signing key to generate a signed URL for the content asset, and the user device is redirected to the signed URL. The edge node validates the signed URL using the server secret to rederive the signing secret based on the signed URL. Responsive to successful validation of the signed URL by the edge node, then the content asset is provided from the edge node to the user device.
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