Federated Access
First Claim
1. A federation system operating in a first enterprise, comprising:
- a configuration server and a database for creating and storing federation configuration data; and
a federation registrar having an interface for dealing with a second enterprise seeking to federate;
wherein the second enterprise connects to the federation registrar, negotiation takes place concerning details of federation, agreement is reached, configuration is stored in the configuration database, and the second enterprise is then coupled to the first enterprise through a pair of federation proxy interfaces, one at the first enterprise and one at the second enterprise, the proxy interfaces configured by details of the federation.
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Abstract
A federation system operating in a first enterprise includes a configuration server and a database for creating and storing federation configuration data and a federation registrar having an interface for dealing with a second enterprise seeking to federate. In the system the second enterprise connects to the federation registrar, negotiation takes place concerning details of federation, agreement is reached, configuration is stored in the configuration database, and the second enterprise is then coupled to the first enterprise through a pair of federation proxy interfaces, one at the first enterprise and one at the second enterprise, the proxy interfaces configured by details of the federation.
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22 Claims
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1. A federation system operating in a first enterprise, comprising:
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a configuration server and a database for creating and storing federation configuration data; and a federation registrar having an interface for dealing with a second enterprise seeking to federate; wherein the second enterprise connects to the federation registrar, negotiation takes place concerning details of federation, agreement is reached, configuration is stored in the configuration database, and the second enterprise is then coupled to the first enterprise through a pair of federation proxy interfaces, one at the first enterprise and one at the second enterprise, the proxy interfaces configured by details of the federation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A federation method comprising steps of:
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(a) a second enterprise connecting to a first enterprise through a federation registrar at the first enterprise; (b) negotiating details of federation between the first and the second enterprise; (c) storing details of the federation in a configuration database by a configuration server; and (d) coupling the first and the second enterprise through a pair of federation proxy interfaces, one at the first enterprise and one at the second enterprise, the federation proxy interfaces configured by details of the federation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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