System and method for providing access to a software application
US8484711B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/146
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System and method configured to provide an access management system configuration that provides the benefits of single sign-on while reducing internal hardware and administration maintenance costs. The system is reconfigured to provide an access control module that directs authentication network traffic such that access management agents are not required to be installed on the application server for each protected application. The system provides a redirection of a login request from the application server to an external security gateway that authenticates the user via policy and sends authenticated user credentials on a back channel to the access control module to obtain a session cookie which is redirected back to the user so the user can establish a session with the application. The solution reduces the plethora of agents to be maintained and upgraded in order to remain compatible with the evolving hosting software, reducing both hardware and administration maintenance costs.
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