Systems for secure access to protected content in a content management system
US11811935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/60
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method performed by a CMS and an edge node of a CDN is provided, including: sharing a server secret between the CMS and the edge node; using, by the CMS, the server secret to generate a signing key, the signing key being transmitted to a client system, wherein the client system receives a request for a content item from a user device, and wherein the client system uses the signing key to generate a signed URL for the content item, the user device being redirected to the signed URL; responsive to receiving the signed URL from the user device, then validating the signed URL by the edge node, wherein validating the signed URL uses the server secret to rederive the signing key based on the signed URL; responsive to successful validation of the signed URL, then providing the content item from the edge node to the user device.
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