Method and apparatus for converting authentication-tokens to facilitate interactions between applications
US8799639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0815
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that converts authentication-tokens to facilitate interactions between applications. During operation, the system receives a command-execution request from a first application, wherein the command-execution request specifies a command to execute on a second application. Subsequently, the system verifies a first authentication-token included with the command-execution request. Next, the system translates the first authentication-token into a form associated with the second application to produce a second authentication-token. The system then modifies the command-execution request by replacing the first authentication-token with the second-authentication-token to create a modified command-execution request. Then, the system sends the modified command-execution request to the second application.
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