SERVER, A SYSTEM, A METHOD, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ACCESSING A SERVER IN A COMPUTER NETWORK
First Claim
1. A first server for accessing a second server via a computer network, adapted to upon successful authentication of first credentials of a first user registered on said first server by said first server, provide said first user access to at least a subset of functions provided by an interface of said second server using second credentials of a second user (HU) registered on said second server for authentication with said second server, wherein said first server is adapted to receive a first message comprising a request to access a first function of said interface, to confirm that said first user is authorized to request said first function, and send a second message only upon successful authorization.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a first server (101) for accessing a second server (102) via a computer network (100), adapted to upon successful authentication of first credentials of a first user (EU) registered on said first server (101) by said first server (101), provide said first user (EU) access to at least a subset of functions provided by an interface (API) of said second server (102) using second credentials of a second user (HU) registered on said second server (102) for authentication with said second server (102).
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- 1. A first server for accessing a second server via a computer network, adapted to upon successful authentication of first credentials of a first user registered on said first server by said first server, provide said first user access to at least a subset of functions provided by an interface of said second server using second credentials of a second user (HU) registered on said second server for authentication with said second server, wherein said first server is adapted to receive a first message comprising a request to access a first function of said interface, to confirm that said first user is authorized to request said first function, and send a second message only upon successful authorization.
- 8. A method for accessing from a first server a second server via a computer network, wherein upon successful authentication of first credentials of a first user registered on said first server by said first server access to at least a subset of functions provided by an interface of said second server is provided to said first user using second credentials of a second user registered on said second server for authentication with said second server, wherein a first message comprising a request to access a first function of said interface is received by said first server, an authorization check to confirm that said first user is authorized to request said first function is performed by said first server, and a second message is sent by said first server only upon successful authorization.
- 10. A system for accessing from a first server a second server via a computer network, wherein said first server is adapted to upon successful authentication of first credentials of a first user registered on said first server by said first server provide said first user access to at least a subset of functions provided by an interface of said second server using second credentials of a second user registered on said second server for authentication with said second server, wherein said second server is adapted to provide said functions via said interface, wherein said first server is adapted to receive a first message comprising a request to access a first function of said interface, to confirm that said first user is authorized to request said first function, and send a second message only upon successful authorization.
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14. A computer program for accessing from a first server a second server via a computer network, wherein said computer program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to upon successful authentication of first credentials of a first user registered on said first server by said first server, provide said first user access to at least a subset of functions provided by an interface of said second server using second credentials of a second user registered on said second server for authentication with said second server wherein a first message comprising a request to access a first function of said interface is received by said first server, an authorization check to confirm that said first user is authorized to request said first function is performed by said first server, and a second message is sent by said first server only upon successful authorization.
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15. A computer program product for accessing from a first server a second server via a computer network comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program, wherein said computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to, upon successful authentication of first credentials of a first user registered on said first server by said first server, provide said first user access to at least a subset of functions provided by an interface of said second server using second credentials of a second user registered on said second server for authentication with said second server wherein a first message comprising a request to access a first function of said interface is received by said first server, an authorization check to confirm that said first user is authorized to request said first function is performed by said first server, and a second message is sent by said first server only upon successful authorization.
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