Control of Website Usage Via Online Storage of Restricted Authentication Credentials
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling user access to websites, the method comprising:
- receiving from a client a request to access an account associated with a user of a website;
identifying a website usage policy associated with the website and the user;
determining whether access to the account is permitted based at least in part on the website usage policy; and
responsive to determining that access to the account is permitted based at least in part on the website usage policy, providing restricted authentication credentials associated with the user and the website to the client.
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Abstract
A client communicates with a website usage server via a network to gain access to an account on a website. The client requests an indication of whether user access to the account on the website is permitted. The website usage server determines whether website usage is permitted based at least in part on a website usage policy associated with the website and the user. The website usage server provides restricted authentication credentials to the website responsive to determining that access to the account is permitted.
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling user access to websites, the method comprising:
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receiving from a client a request to access an account associated with a user of a website; identifying a website usage policy associated with the website and the user; determining whether access to the account is permitted based at least in part on the website usage policy; and responsive to determining that access to the account is permitted based at least in part on the website usage policy, providing restricted authentication credentials associated with the user and the website to the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product having a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code for controlling user access to websites from a client, the code comprising:
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a monitoring module configured to; detect a user request to access an account on a website; request from a website usage server an indication of whether a website usage policy permits the user to access the account on the website; and receive from the website usage server restricted authentication credentials for the account responsive to the website usage server determining that the website usage policy permits access to the account; and an enforcement module configured to enforce the website usage policy associated with the website, the enforcement module comprising a login module configured to provide the received restricted authentication credentials to the website. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented system for controlling user access to websites, the system comprising:
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a computer processor; and a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program modules configured to execute on the computer processor, the computer program modules comprising; a policy definition module configured to define a website usage policy associated with a user of a website; a policy database configured to store the website usage policy; a credentials database configured to store restricted authentication credentials for an account associated with the user and the website; and a determination module configured to; receive from a client a request to access the account associated with the user of the website; determine whether access to the account is permitted based at least in part on the website usage policy; and responsive to determining that access to the account is permitted based at least in part on the website usage policy, provide the restricted authentication credentials for the account to the client. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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