A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING TICKETS IN A TICKET HIERARCHY
First Claim
1. A method of associating session tickets, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, by a ticketing authority server, a ticket generation request and information about a client node;
identifying, by a ticketing authority server, a master session ticket associated in a storage element with the client node;
generating, by a ticketing authority server, a derivative session ticket for the client node;
associating, by a ticketing authority server, the derivative session ticket with the master session ticket; and
storing, by a ticketing authority server, information about the client node and the derivative session ticket in the storage element.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for associating session ticket includes a ticketing authority server. The ticketing authority server receives a ticket generation request and information about a client node. It identifies a master session ticket associated in a storage element with the client node. The ticketing authority server then generates a derivative session ticket for the client node and associates the derivative session ticket with the master session ticket. Finally, the ticketing authority server stores information about the client node and the derivative session ticket in the storage element.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of associating session tickets, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by a ticketing authority server, a ticket generation request and information about a client node;
identifying, by a ticketing authority server, a master session ticket associated in a storage element with the client node;
generating, by a ticketing authority server, a derivative session ticket for the client node;
associating, by a ticketing authority server, the derivative session ticket with the master session ticket; and
storing, by a ticketing authority server, information about the client node and the derivative session ticket in the storage element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for associating session tickets comprising:
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a master session ticket;
a derivative session ticket; and
a ticketing authority server receiving a ticket generation request and information about a client node, identifying the master session ticket associated with the client node, generating the derivative session ticket for the client node, associating the derivative session ticket with the master session ticket, and storing information about the client node and the derivative session ticket in a storage element. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of renewing associated session tickets, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by a ticket authority server, a session ticket renewal request and a session ticket;
retrieving, by a ticket authority server, the session associated with the received session ticket;
renewing, by a ticket authority server, session expiration date;
retrieving, by a ticket authority server, the master session ticket associated with the received session ticket;
renewing, by a ticket authority server, the session expiration date of the master session ticket;
retrieving, by a ticket authority server, any derivative ticket associated with the master session ticket; and
renewing, by a ticket authority server, the session expiration date of the derivative session ticket associated with the master session ticket. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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