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System and method for transparent single sign-on

US8327427B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Rockstar Consortium US LP · US

Inventors

Martin Soukup · Ottawa, CA
Albert Reiche · Gatineau, CA
Arn Hyndman · Ottawa, CA
Hongbo Li · Nanjing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 2006
Grant date	Dec 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/0815
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

System and method for transparent single sign-on authentication on computers in a networked environment. A preferred embodiment comprises receiving an authentication request from an operating system of a first computer, requesting credentials of an application making the authentication request, authenticating the credentials, storing the credentials if the authentication is successful, and transmitting the credentials to a second computer. On subsequent access requests made by the user on the second computer, the credentials can be retrieved from the secure store, eliminating the need to prompt the user to re-enter authentication information.

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