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Providing Secure Dynamic Role Selection and Managing Privileged User Access From a Client Device

  • US 20110162046A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2009
  • Published: 06/30/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving a first role selection from a client device, wherein the first role selection is selected from a plurality of roles, and wherein each of the roles includes one or more user accounts provisioned to access one or more software applications;

    retrieving a first authentication challenge that is based upon the first role selection received from the client device;

    transmitting the first authentication challenge to the client device;

    receiving a first authentication submission from the client device;

    authenticating the first authentication submission; and

    in response to authenticating the first authentication submission;

    granting the client device access to one or more of the software applications using the provisioned user accounts included in the first role selection; and

    recording audit data of usage of the software applications by the client device, wherein the audit data includes identification of the provisioned user accounts used to access the software applications using the first role selection.

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