Vault controller context manager and methods of operation for securely maintaining state information between successive browser connections in an electronic business system
US7013388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/142
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for use in establishing a secure exchange of information between an end user and a server in a distributed network environment are provided in accordance with a context manager. The context manager is manageable within a vault process and maintains state information between successive user browser sessions with multiple application domains containing various applications. The context manager accesses data stored on a global level that spans applications and is available to multiple vault applications in different domains. The context manager also accesses data stored on an application level and common to a given application domain for a given sequence of operations within the vault application. The context manager accesses data stored on an instance level for a given sequence of operations within a given application domain. Finally, the context manager opens the global level data, application level data, and instance level data for non-null values where a scoping level is not identified when performing a retrieval operation.
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