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Method and System for the Storage of Authentication Credentials

  • US 20070289001A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2007
  • Published: 12/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling access to host access credentials required to access a resource on a host computer system by a process running on a client computer system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • storing the host access credentials in a restricted access directory;

    receiving directory access credentials from the client process;

    authenticating the received directory access credentials;

    receiving a request for the host access credentials from the authenticated client process, the request identifying a user of the client computer system;

    determining whether the user of the client computer system is authorised to access the host access credentials stored in the directory; and

    in response to determining that the user of the client computer system is authorised to access the host access credentials, providing the requested host access credentials to the authenticated client process.

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