Device independent authentication system and method
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating authentication between a communication device and a host web server over a communication network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an HTTP request file from a communication device;
analyzing said file for the presence of a security token; and
issuing a security token if no security token is present by transmitting said security token to said communication device within an HTML tag.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed which facilitates authentication processes with web-enabled wireless devices, including those that do not support the use of cookie files. To facilitate such authentication, a web server analyzes an HTTP request file from a communication device for the presence of security token data. Where none is found, a client is directed to a login page for input of authentication data, such as a user name and password information. Upon proper authentication, the client'"'"'s communication device is issued a security token using standard HTML-INPUT tags. Thereafter, the web server determines if each additional HTTP request file received from the client includes a security token before responding to the request.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating authentication between a communication device and a host web server over a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an HTTP request file from a communication device;
analyzing said file for the presence of a security token; and
issuing a security token if no security token is present by transmitting said security token to said communication device within an HTML tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for facilitating authentication between a communication device and a host web server over a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting an HTTP request file to a host web server from a communication device;
receiving from said host web server a login page;
transmitting from said communication device login information comprising at least one of a user name or password; and
receiving from said host server a security token, wherein said security token is contained within an HTML tag.
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10. A system for facilitating authentication processes with a communication devices, comprising:
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a host web server including a database with client identification data;
a wireless device with a memory configured to temporarily accept and store HTML tags; and
wherein, said host web server serves an HTML tag to said wireless device to facilitate authentication processes.
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