Method and apparatus to facilitate single sign-on services in a hosting environment
US7174383B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/083
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates single sign-on services in a hosting environment. The system operates by first receiving a request from a user to access a partner application at an application server. The system then determines if the user holds a token granting access to this partner application. If the user does not hold this token, the system redirects the request to a single sign-on server. This single sign-on server requests a user authentication credential from the user. Upon receiving the user authentication credential, including an entity identifier, the single sign-on server verifies if the user is authorized to access the partner application based on the entity identifier. If the user is authorized to access the partner application, the single sign-on server issues a token to the user, which grants the user access to the partner application.
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