Identity management and single sign-on in a heterogeneous composite service scenario
US8474017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/41
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server device that includes a memory to store identity information for a group of users, policy information, and context information for a group user devices. The server device also includes a processor to receive, from another server device, a request for login credentials, associated with a user of a user device, that enable a third party application to access a service provider on behalf of the user, the request including identity information associated with the user and context information associated with the user device; verify the identity of the user based on a determination that particular identity information is stored in the memory; authorize the disclosure of the particular identity information based on a determination that the context information matches particular context information stored in the memory and that the policy information permits the disclosure of the particular identity information; and send the particular identity information, that includes the login credentials, to the other server device based on the verified identity and the authorized disclosure.
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