IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION MECHANISMS FOR A THIRD-PARTY APPLICATION TO ACCESS CONTENT IN A CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM
First Claim
1. A method for providing a third-party application with access to content in a cloud-based environment, the method comprising:
- in response to a request to access the content in the cloud-based environment, providing the third-party application with a login view to verify an identity of a user, wherein the login view is generated from a server hosting the environment; and
upon the verification of the user'"'"'s identity, providing the requested content to the third-party application.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for using a third-party application to access or edit a file within a cloud-based environment within a cloud-based platform or environment. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to a request to access the content in the cloud-based environment, providing the third-party application with a login view to verify an identity of a user. The login view is generated from a server hosting the environment. The method further includes, upon the verification of the user'"'"'s identity, providing the requested content to the third-party application.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for providing a third-party application with access to content in a cloud-based environment, the method comprising:
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in response to a request to access the content in the cloud-based environment, providing the third-party application with a login view to verify an identity of a user, wherein the login view is generated from a server hosting the environment; and upon the verification of the user'"'"'s identity, providing the requested content to the third-party application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for a third-party application to access content in a cloud-based environment, the method comprising:
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transmitting, using the third-party application, a request to access the content in the cloud-based environment to a server which hosts the environment; receiving from the server a login view to verify an identity of a user based on whether the user is logged into the cloud-based environment, wherein the login view is embedded in an interface of the third-party application; and receiving the requested content from the server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing a third-party application to access to a file in a cloud-based environment, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; memory circuitry coupled to the processors and having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by at least one of the processors, causes the system to; in response to a request to access the content in the cloud-based environment, provide the third-party application with a login view to verify an identity of a user based on whether the user is logged into the cloud-based environment, wherein the login view is generated from a server hosting the environment; and upon the verification of the user'"'"'s identity, provide the requested content to the third-party application.
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21. A machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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transmit, using a third-party application, a request to access content in a cloud-based environment to a server which hosts the environment; receive from the server a login view to verify an identity of a user if the user is not logged into the cloud-based environment, wherein the login view is embedded in an interface of the third-party application; and receive the requested content from the server.
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22. A method for a third-party application to access content in a cloud-based environment, the method comprising:
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receiving the content from the cloud-based environment; creating a key content based on an authentication token that is received, and further based on a timestamp; encrypting the content using the key; and providing the encrypted content, along with the key, to the third-party application.
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23. A system for providing a third-party application to access to a file in a cloud-based environment, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; memory circuitry coupled to the processors and having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by at least one of the processors, causes the system to; receive the file from the cloud-based environment; create a key content based on an authentication token that is received, and further based on a timestamp; encrypt the file using the key; and provide the encrypted content, along with the key, to the third-party application.
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