Patent · US Active

Credential mapping

US7735122B1 · kind B1 · utility

135Cited by

14References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Novell, Inc. · US

Inventors

David Nephi Johnson · Provo, US
Dustin Lance Nielson · Salt Lake City, US
Jerry E Griffis · Lehi, US
David Kent Beus · Highland, US
Nathan Blaine Jensen · Spanish Fork, US
William Street · Kiel, US
Paul Erik Sherman · Lehi, US
Michael William Cook · Orem, US
Stephen R. Carter · Spanish Fork, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 2003
Grant date	Jun 8, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and data structures map credentials. A master credential is established for a user or an application. The master credential is mapped to one or more service credentials associated with one or more services. When a request for a service is received from a requestor, the request is authenticated using the master credential. If the master credential is authenticated, then an appropriate service credential associated with the appropriate requested service is acquired and sent directly (via proxy) to the service on behalf of the requestor.

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