Enabling different client contexts to share session information
US9578111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/142
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The problem of sharing session information across client contexts is addressed by binding initial session information to a persistent, short-lived and one-time use temporary identifier. This identifier is persisted on a client side (e.g., through a cookie jar) that is shared among the different client contexts that can share the original session. This temporary identifier, in turn, allows one or more other sessions to use the original session information by acting as an index into that session information, which is stored on the server side. Preferably, this temporary identifier contains a unique identifier (ID) that is generated as a sufficiently-complex random number. A mapping back to the real session identifier is maintained on the server side for this short-lived ID.
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