Method and apparatus for serving content from a semi-trusted server
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- enabling at least one client to access restricted information from an origin web-server through a semi-trusted web-server including the steps of;
authenticating said at least one client;
creating a client credential having client-specific environment information for each said at least one client;
presenting the client credential to the semi-trusted web-server;
correlating said at least one client with the client credential; and
providing said access to said at least one client.
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Abstract
This invention provides methods and apparatus for enabling access to restricted information contained at a semi-trusted web-server. Restricted information is information that is only available to a selected group of authorized clients. A client desiring access to the restricted information authenticates itself with a trusted web-server, and obtains a client credential. The client then contacts the semi-trusted web-server with the credential and obtains access to the restricted content. The restricted information may be encrypted at the semi-trusted web-server, so that the restricted information is secure even if the semi-trusted web-server is not completely secure.
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46 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
enabling at least one client to access restricted information from an origin web-server through a semi-trusted web-server including the steps of;
authenticating said at least one client;
creating a client credential having client-specific environment information for each said at least one client;
presenting the client credential to the semi-trusted web-server;
correlating said at least one client with the client credential; and
providing said access to said at least one client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30)
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21. An apparatus for enabling at least one client to access restricted information from an origin web-server through a semi-trusted web-server, said apparatus comprising:
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an authenticator to validate said at least one client;
a credential creator to create a client credential having client-specific environment information for each said at least one client; and
a correlator for matching said at least one client to the client credential. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 46)
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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means for enabling at least one client to access restricted information from an origin web-server through a semi-trusted web-server including;
means for authenticating said at least one client;
means for creating a client credential having client-specific environment information for each said at least one client;
means for presenting the client credential to the semi-trusted web-server;
means for correlating said at least one client with the client credential; and
means for providing said access to said at least one client. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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