External authentication against a third-party directory
US7886341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for authenticating users against an external directory service. A client device issues an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) request (e.g., a login request) to a local or native directory server (e.g., an Oracle Internet Directory server) configured to authenticate users for access to a resource (e.g., an Oracle database, an Oracle application server). The native directory server does not maintain or synchronize user passwords, and forwards the request (or details of the request) to a plug-in residing in the resource. The plug-in forwards or issues the request to an external or third-party directory server or service, which attempts to authenticate the user and returns a result indicating success or failure. The plug-in returns the result to the local server, which responds to the client.
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