Methods and systems for providing secure access to a hosted service via a client application
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1. A method of providing secure user access to services offered by a service provider to a client application over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving an application cookie from the client application;
populating a service cookie based on information in the application cookie; and
utilizing information in the service cookie as a basis for regulating a provision of services to the client application.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses methods and systems for providing secure user access to services offered by a service provider to a client application over a network. One embodiment includes receiving an application cookie from the client application and populating a service cookie based on information in the application cookie. Information in the service cookie is utilized as a basis for regulating a provision of services to the client application.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of providing secure user access to services offered by a service provider to a client application over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving an application cookie from the client application;
populating a service cookie based on information in the application cookie; and
utilizing information in the service cookie as a basis for regulating a provision of services to the client application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing secure user access to services offered by a service provider to a client application over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving an application cookie from the client application; and
utilizing information in the application cookie as a basis for regulating a provision of services to the client application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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- 10. The method of claim 10, wherein utilizing information comprises implementing an auth-filter to read and verify information in the application cookie and police access rights accordingly.
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20. A computer-implemented method for populating a service cookie, the method comprising:
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receiving a service call over a network; and
populating the service cookie with information based on the service call. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-implemented system for providing services over a network comprising:
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a client application having an application cookie populated with information based on services accessible by a user, the client application configured to transmit the application cookie over the network; and
a service provider configured to receive the populated application cookie, and further configured to utilize information in the application cookie as a basis for regulating a provision of services to the client application. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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