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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FEDERATED AUTHENTICATION WITH REVERSE PROXY

  • US 20120278872A1
  • Filed: 04/19/2012
  • Published: 11/01/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for authenticating a client device into a service provider computer through a reverse proxy computer, and thus obtaining access to a resource on the service provider computer, the method comprising:

  • by the client device, sending an assertion, comprising a clear text and a signature, to the reverse proxy computer;

    the assertion having been received from an identity provider (IDP) computer;

    in the reverse proxy computer, converting the assertion into a revised assertion and sending the revised assertion to the service provider computer;

    in the service provide computer, validating the revised assertion, and returning a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of the resource to the reverse proxy computer;

    in the reverse proxy computer, replacing the URL with a modified URL, and returning the modified URL to the client device, thereby enabling the client to access the resource.

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