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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8191127 | Information processing apparatus and method When authentication processing has succeeded between different authentication domains in an information processing apparatus, authentication information between the different authentication domains is registered in association with user-related information. When a d... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185939 | Login control for multiple applications A method of controlling login requirements of a plurality of peripheral device applications includes defining one of the peripheral device applications as a master application, with all other peripheral device applications being slave applications, enabling the mast... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185940 | System and method for providing discriminated content to network users The present invention provides methods and systems for providing discriminated partner system resources to the user of a host system. A host entity has a business relationship with one or more partnered entities. A user accesses the host's system and then uses the h... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185938 | Method and system for network single-sign-on using a public key certificate and an associated attribute certificate A methodology is presented for a network single sign-on (SSO) authentication process using digital certificates. A user has access to protected resources, such as legacy applications, that require verification of a user's authentication data prior to providing acces... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181235 | Authentication device, server system, and method of authenticating server between a plurality of cells and authentication program thereof Intended is to realize, in a server system operating on at least one BMC board mounted on each of a plurality of cell boxes, single sign-on with respect to an access from system management software or a client terminal. An authentication device of a server system | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176538 | Information processing system, recording medium storing control program, and computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave An information processing system, which includes: an information distribution server; a client apparatus; and a plurality of service providing servers that provide service to a user of the client apparatus, and the information distribution server including: a user a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171533 | Managing web single sign-on applications A method of managing a web single sign-on (SSO) application with a common set of uniform resource locators (URLs) includes defining a first servlet mapping including a description of a protected URL resource pattern, defining a second servlet mapping including a des... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8151333 | Distributed single sign on technologies including privacy protection and proactive updating Technologies for distributed single sign-on operable to provide user access to a plurality of services via authentication to a single entity. The distributed single sign-on technologies provide a set of authentication servers and methods for privacy protection based... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141139 | Federated single sign-on (F-SSO) request processing using a trust chain having a custom module Federated single sign on (F-SSO) uses a token service that fulfills requests by executing a module chain comprising a set of modules. F-SSO runtime processing is enhanced by enabling a federated entity user to define a custom module to include in the chain. The cust... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8141138 | Auditing correlated events using a secure web single sign-on login Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed to provide for auditing of events or access of resources in a distributed system. In one embodiment, auditing access of resources can comprise receiving from a client a request to access one or more of the r... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8141140 | Methods and systems for single sign on with dynamic authentication levels Method and systems for single sign on with dynamic authentication levels is described. The method include receiving a data request for access to a second application, where the user is already authenticated to the first application at a first authentication level. A... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132242 | Automated authentication of software applications using a limited-use token In general, the invention is directed to techniques of automated authentication of network-enabled software applications launched by a web browser. For example, an intermediate device, such as a Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateway, intercepts communications betwee... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8112792 | Network node and method for providing internet services on internet marketplaces A network node provides an Internet service executed in a server for Internet marketplace users. An outer connector receives a request initiated in a user computer, and transmits to the user computer a result from the provider server. The service is requested via an... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108921 | Single-sign-on method based on markup language and system using the method A single-sign-on method in a wired/wireless hybrid environment and a system using the method are provided. The single-sign-on method includes: requesting user authentication by transmitting information required for authentication of a user using wireless Internet to... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108922 | Customizable sign-on service Techniques are described for providing customizable sign-on functionality, such as via an access manager system that provides single sign-on functionality and other functionality to other services for use with those services' users. The access manager system may mai... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108920 | Passive client single sign-on for web applications A system provides single sign-on capabilities for accessing a Web application through a passive client across multiple realms within a federation. A federation refers to different organizations or realms that have employed agreements, standards, and/or cooperative t... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104076 | Application access control system A system for application access control is disclosed. First. a business coordinator needs to register a user developed tool (UDT) containing an application to be protected with the system via a software program. After registration. a random encrypted password is gen... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099768 | Method and system for multi-protocol single logout A method for multi-protocol logout. The method includes receiving, by a first identity provider, a logout request from a user agent, wherein the first identity provider executes in a federation manager, and initiating a logout on a service provider associated with t... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087073 | Authentication architecture A system enabling an application desiring access to a resource addressable by a URI to produce a response to an authentication challenge to a request to access the URI without including code specific to an authentication system and/or method is provided. The system ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8069476 | Identity validation Techniques for validating identities are provided. A sign-on request is authenticated for a given principal. Attributes associated with that principal are acquired from an identity service and compared against local maintained attributes for that principal. If the i... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060921 | Methods and systems for imaging device credential authentication and communication Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for eliminating multiple submission of user credential data in a system with multiple distinct restricted sub-systems wherein a unique credential is required for each sub-system. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051472 | Method and apparatus for personalization and identity management Methods and systems are disclosed for personalization and identity management. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving, from an access provider, a message for a service provider, the message associated with a first identifier of a user of the access provid... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042162 | Method and system for native authentication protocols in a heterogeneous federated environment A method is presented in which federated domains interact within a federated environment. Domains within a federation can initiate federated single-sign-on operations for a user at other federated domains. A point-of-contact server within a domain relies upon a trus... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032931 | Fabric manager multiple device login A user (e.g., a network administrator) can enter user verification information once for each switch on which the user desires to perform an administrative activity (e.g., ROM flash, reboot, etc.). Rather than having to enter the user verification information each ti... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8006293 | Methods and systems for imaging device credential acceptance Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for eliminating multiple submission of user credential data in a system with multiple distinct restricted sub-systems wherein a unique credential is required for each sub-system. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8006294 | System and method for single sign-on The single sign-on is implemented without requiring knowledge of a lower layer such as HTTP and HTML by using a single sign-on module which stores knowledge to store single sign-on and a single sign-on server which analyzes log-in communication of an EIS (Enterprise... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8006292 | Methods and systems for imaging device credential submission and consolidation Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for eliminating multiple submission of user credential data in a system with multiple distinct restricted sub-systems wherein a unique credential is required for each sub-system. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001587 | Methods and systems for imaging device credential management Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for eliminating multiple submission of user credential data in a system with multiple distinct restricted sub-systems wherein a unique credential is required for each sub-system. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001588 | Secure single sign-on authentication between WSRP consumers and producers One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates secure single sign-on (SSO) authentication for web-services communications. During operation, the system receives a Web Services for Remote Portlet (WSRP) request from a WSRP consumer and als... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001586 | Methods and systems for imaging device credential management and authentication Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for eliminating multiple submission of user credential data in a system with multiple distinct restricted sub-systems wherein a unique credential is required for each sub-system. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996887 | Security of a network system In a first aspect, a first method of improving security of a network system is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) providing a plurality of devices coupled via a network, wherein one or more of the devices are adapted to execute at least one client ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992197 | Mobile authentication framework Disclosed are apparatus and methods for associating a mobile device with a web service or a user account. A unique code is displayed on the mobile device. The unique code is associated with a user account or web service to be utilized with the mobile device. Instruc... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987501 | System and method for single session sign-on A method and system for cross-system authentication or credentialing of clients. Credentials from one system (e.g., system 2) are placed on a client, such as with a cookie on a browser, and the credentials are then extracted by another system (e.g., system | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979900 | Method and system for logging into and providing access to a computer system via a communication network A method and system for logging into and providing access to multiple computer systems via the Internet or other communications network using a single authenticating process (e.g. username and password). ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7958547 | Single sign-on method for web-based applications A method for single-sign on of a user on a client machine to one or more target applications on target application servers in a computer information-processing network, including: accessing an access server from the client machine; entering user-specific access serv... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954140 | Methods for persisting, organizing, and replacing perishable browser information using a browser plug-in The invention is directed to methods for identification of users communicating with web servers by replacing or creating browser information associated with a user. In one embodiment, a local object store containing cookie values or URL data on the user's computer i... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7930736 | Providing selective access to a web site A restricted web site has features that are selectively exposed to clients. A screening web site interacts with clients and collects data about the clients using passive and/or active techniques. The screening site generates a token for the client, and includes data... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913298 | Method and apparatus for end-to-end identity propagation One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates end-to-end identity propagation to a backend-tier application that is not single sign-on enabled. During operation, the system receives request from a user at a middle-tier application to acc... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7904947 | Gateway log in system with user friendly combination lock User friendly gateway log-in system for validation of a user's identity for entry into a master security website that provides a gateway to a plurality of different subscriber websites includes: (a) a plurality of user computers; (b) an internet; (c) a host server c... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900244 | Login system and login method A login system is adapted to be connected to a network for logging in a plurality of servers connected to the network. A reception processor is operable to receive a designation of at least two of the servers and a password from a user. A login processor is operable... | 03/01/2011 |
