System and method for single sign-on to resources across a network

US8990911B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990911-B2
Application numberUS-41097109-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 25, 2009
Priority dateMar 30, 2008
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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Abstract

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Systems, methods and apparatus for providing single sign on across a plurality of resources is disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving a request from a user to access a particular one of the plurality of resources; establishing an SSO session for the user if an SSO session has not been established; determining if the user has been authenticated to the particular resource, and if not, retrieving credentials for the user that are specific to the resource; presenting the credentials to the resource so as to create a session with the resource; and presenting a user interface for a customer to configure which of the plurality of resources can be accessed by users.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing single sign-on across a plurality of resources, comprising: receiving a request from a user to access a particular resource of the plurality of resources; establishing a single sign-on (SSO) session for the user if an SSO session has not been established; determining if the user has been authenticated to the particular resource, and if not, retrieving credentials for the user that are specific to the particular resource from a cred…

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What does patent US8990911B2 cover?
Systems, methods and apparatus for providing single sign on across a plurality of resources is disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving a request from a user to access a particular one of the plurality of resources; establishing an SSO session for the user if an SSO session has not been established; determining if the user has been authenticated to the particular resource, and if not, …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Olden Eric, Platt Darren C, Royer Coby, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L63/0815. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).