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Method and apparatus to authenticate and authorize user access to a system

  • US 20050144452A1
  • Filed: 06/25/2004
  • Published: 06/30/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to authenticate and authorize a user, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request for authentication and authorization of the user from a secondary computer system on behalf of the user, the user seeking permission to access a primary computer system via the secondary computer system, via a computer network, wherein the request includes user information corresponding to the user;

    verifying the user information for authenticity, wherein the verifying of the user information includes determining whether the user satisfies authentication and authorization criteria, defined by the primary computer system;

    if it is determined that the user satisfies the authentication and authorization criteria, generating a token associated with the user by utilizing an authenticator residing at the primary computer system to authenticate and authorize the user; and

    transmitting a portion of the token from the primary computer system to the secondary computer system on behalf of the user to permit the user to access the primary computer system via the secondary computer system, via the computer network.

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