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Systems, methods and computer program products for authorizing common gateway interface application requests

  • US 6,049,877 A
  • Filed: 07/16/1997
  • Issued: 04/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of authorizing a client request to a web server to execute any one of a plurality of CGI applications hosted by a web server having an application programming interface (API), wherein each CGI application in a set comprises a user authentication routine that executes independently from the web server API, wherein a client carries out the steps of:

  • sending a client request to execute a first CGI application within the set to the web server;

    receiving from the web server an authentication token created by the first CGI application user authentication routine, wherein the authentication token authorizes execution of the first CGI application and each CGI application within the set for a predetermined time duration; and

    responsive to receiving the authentication token created by the CGI application user authentication routine from the web server, storing the authentication token for use with subsequent CGI application execution requests to the web server; and

    wherein the web server carries out the steps of;

    receiving the client request to execute a first CGI application from the client;

    responsive to receiving the client request, executing the first CGI application user authentication routine to create the authentication token containing information verifiable by the user authentication routine of each CGI application within the set;

    executing the first CGI application; and

    sending the authentication token created by the first CGI application user authentication routine to the client with results of the first CGI application execution.

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