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US8978115B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8978115-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314081135-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | Nov 9, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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The authentication of identities within a realm in which some identities are authenticated using direct authentication, and some identities are authenticated using federated authentication. Requests for service from valid identities in the realm that are to be authenticated by direct authentication are responded to with a direct authentication interface. Requests for service from valid identities in the realm that are to be authenticated by federated authentication are responded to with a federated authentication interface. Requests for service from invalid identities are responded to pseudo-randomly with either the direct authentication interface or the federated authentication interface.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer program product comprising one or more hardware storage devices having thereon computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computer system to perform a method for authenticating identities within a mixed realm in which some identities are authenticated using direct authentication, and some identities are authenticated using federated authentication, the met…
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- What does patent US8978115B2 cover?
- The authentication of identities within a realm in which some identities are authenticated using direct authentication, and some identities are authenticated using federated authentication. Requests for service from valid identities in the realm that are to be authenticated by direct authentication are responded to with a direct authentication interface. Requests for service from valid identiti…
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- Microsoft Corp, Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc
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- Primary CPC classification G06F21/31. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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