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Authentication broker service

  • US 20050223217A1
  • Filed: 04/01/2004
  • Published: 10/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of authenticating an identity of a user seeking access to a relying computing entity, wherein the identity of the user is issued by an authentication service and is not issued by the relying computing entity, the method comprising:

  • receiving at a broker service an authentication request from the relying computing entity to authenticate the identity of the user, wherein a first trust relationship exists between the relying computing entity and the broker service, and a second trust relationship exists between the authentication service and the broker service, in the absence of a relevant trust relationship existing between the authentication service and the relying computing entity;

    receiving an authentication response from the authentication service, responsive to receiving the authentication request at the broker service; and

    sending an authentication response from the broker service to the relying computing entity representing a trusted authentication of the identity of the user to the relying computing entity based on the first trust relationship and the second trust relationship.

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