Method and system for enabling federated user lifecycle management
First Claim
1. A method for providing federated functionality within a data processing system, the method comprising:
- receiving a first request from a client at a point-of-contact functional component of a first service provider, wherein the point-of-contact functional component performs session management for the first service provider with respect to clients of the first service provider, and wherein the service provider is associated with a plurality of service providers within a federated computing environment; and
in response to a determination that subsequent processing of the first request requires prior invocation of a federated user lifecycle management function, sending a second request from the point-of-contact functional component of the first service provider to a federated user lifecycle management functional component of the first service provider, wherein the second request contains information derived from the first request.
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Abstract
A method and a system are presented in which federated service providers interact within a federated environment to initiate federated operations. A point-of-contact component that provides session management capabilities at a first service provider receives a request from a client. The request is then sent, possibly using redirection through a client, to a federated user lifecycle management functional component of the first service provider, which may interact with a point-of-contact component at a second service provider to initiate a federated user lifecycle management function at the second service provider, which enlists the assistance of a federated user lifecycle management functional component at the second service provider. In response to completion of a federated user lifecycle management function, the point-of-contact component at the first service provider subsequently receives a response from the federated user lifecycle management functional component at the first service provider, and the original request can be further processed.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing federated functionality within a data processing system, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request from a client at a point-of-contact functional component of a first service provider, wherein the point-of-contact functional component performs session management for the first service provider with respect to clients of the first service provider, and wherein the service provider is associated with a plurality of service providers within a federated computing environment; and
in response to a determination that subsequent processing of the first request requires prior invocation of a federated user lifecycle management function, sending a second request from the point-of-contact functional component of the first service provider to a federated user lifecycle management functional component of the first service provider, wherein the second request contains information derived from the first request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing federated functionality within a data processing system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a first request from a client at a point-of-contact functional component of a first service provider, wherein the point-of-contact functional component performs session management for the first service provider with respect to clients of the first service provider, and wherein the service provider is associated with a plurality of service providers within a federated computing environment; and
means for sending, in response to a determination that subsequent processing of the first request requires prior invocation of a federated user lifecycle management function, a second request from the point-of-contact functional component of the first service provider to a federated user lifecycle management functional component of the first service provider, wherein the second request contains information derived from the first request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for providing federated functionality, the computer program product comprising:
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means for receiving a first request from a client at a point-of-contact functional component of a first service provider, wherein the point-of-contact functional component performs session management for the first service provider with respect to clients of the first service provider, and wherein the service provider is associated with a plurality of service providers within a federated computing environment; and
means for sending, in response to a determination that subsequent processing of the first request requires prior invocation of a federated user lifecycle management function, a second request from the point-of-contact functional component of the first service provider to a federated user lifecycle management functional component of the first service provider, wherein the second request contains information derived from the first request. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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