Distributed global log off for a single sign-on account
First Claim
1. A computerized method for terminating a global session comprising:
- establishing a global session between a user and at least one application;
accessing log off information for the at least one application;
logging off of the at least one application using the log off information; and
terminating the global session.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for logging off of a global session and releasing resources from applications associated with the global session. When a user logs off of a single sign on (SSO) global session a Distributed Global Logoff Manager tracks each SSO family member application and any other application to which a user has logged on during the global session, and simulates the user logging off from each individual application to which the user ends the global SSO session. Distributed Global Logoff allows each application in a SSO family to participate in the logoff so that each application can free its resources immediately rather than waiting for a session time out to release application resources. Resources allocated to various applications such as data base connections, programs stored in memory and transactional data stored in memory are released.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized method for terminating a global session comprising:
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establishing a global session between a user and at least one application;
accessing log off information for the at least one application;
logging off of the at least one application using the log off information; and
terminating the global session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer perform a computerized method for terminating a global session comprising:
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establishing a global session between a user and at least one application;
accessing log off information for the at least one application;
logging off of the at least one application using the log off information; and
terminating the global session. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A set of application program interfaces embodied on a computer readable medium for execution on a computer in conjunction with an application program that terminates a global session and releases resources allocated to the global session, comprising:
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a first interface that receives an input for establishing a global session for a user;
a second interface receives an input for establishing a session with an application for the global session; and
a third interface that receives an input for releasing a resource allocated to the application and terminating the global session. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a data structure comprising:
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a first field containing data representing an application identifier; and
a second field containing data representing log off information for the application identified by the application identifier. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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