Apparatus, systems and methods to provide authentication services to a legacy application
US7904949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0407
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Authentication credentials from legacy applications are translated to Kerberos authentication requests. Authentication credentials from the legacy application are directed to an authentication proxy module. The authentication proxy module acts as a credential translator for the application by receiving a set of credentials such as a user name and password, then managing the process of authenticating to a Kerberos server and obtaining services from one or more Kerberized applications, including Kerberos session encryption. A credential binding module associates a user corresponding to authentication credentials from a legacy authentication protocol with one or more Kerberos credentials. Anonymous authentication credentials may be translated to authentication requests for a network directory services object, such as a computer object or service object.
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