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Method for managing authentication procedures for a user

US8789152B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas H. Gnech · Eppelheim, DE
Rainer Himmelsbach · Eppelheim, DE
Oliver Petrik · Stuttgart, DE
Heike Schmidt · Oberursel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 2010
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L9/3226
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and technique for managing authentication procedures for a user having access to several applications within a computing environment includes registering at an authentication manager different applications to which a user shall be given an authentication access by defining at the authentication manager a specific address identification allowing addressing the application specific authentication rules, logging the user to the authentication manager, the user requesting access to an application accessible by the authentication manager, and using the application specific address identification stored at the authentication manager to retrieve the application specific authentication rules for authenticating the user to the requested application.

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