SINGLE SIGN-ON AUTHENTICATION VIA BROWSER FOR CLIENT APPLICATION
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1. A method comprising:
- initiating at a client application at a client device, a single sign-on authentication with a security device;
receiving at the client application, a session identifier and location of a web portal for said single sign-on authentication from the security device; and
passing the session identifier and the location of the web portal from the client application to a browser installed at the client device, for use by the browser in performing said single sign-on authentication at the client device.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes initiating at a client application at a client device, a single sign-on authentication with a security device, receiving at the client application, a session identifier and location of a web portal for the single sign-on authentication from the security device, and passing the session identifier and location of the web portal from the client application to a browser installed at the client device, for use by the browser in performing the single sign-on authentication at the client device. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
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1. A method comprising:
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initiating at a client application at a client device, a single sign-on authentication with a security device; receiving at the client application, a session identifier and location of a web portal for said single sign-on authentication from the security device; and passing the session identifier and the location of the web portal from the client application to a browser installed at the client device, for use by the browser in performing said single sign-on authentication at the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface for communication with a client device comprising a client application and a browser; and a processor for processing a request from the client application for a single sign-on authentication, generating a client session between the apparatus and the client application, transmitting a client session identifier and a location of a web portal for said single-sign on authentication to the client application, and processing said single sign-on authentication with the browser using the client session identifier and the web portal location received from the browser; wherein the client session is associated with a web session used to perform said single-sign on authentication with the browser. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Logic encoded on one or more non-transitory computer readable media for execution and when executed operable to:
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initiate at a client application at a client device, a single sign-on authentication with a security device; process at the client application, a session identifier and location of a web portal for said single sign-on authentication received from the security device; and pass the session identifier and the location of the web portal from the client application to a browser installed at the client device, for use by the browser in performing said single sign-on authentication at the client device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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