Authentication architecture
US7322040B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system enabling an application desiring access to a resource addressable by a URI to produce a response to an authentication challenge to a request to access the URI without including code specific to an authentication system and/or method is provided. The system includes an authentication manager that can pass an authentication challenge to authentication modules and/or objects operable to produce a response to the authentication challenge. The system may also include a cache adapted to store one or more responses to the authentication challenge communicated from the authentication modules, with such cache also being employed to facilitate pre-authenticating test challenges and/or pseudo-challenges.
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