Method and apparatus for serving content from a semi-trusted server
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1. A method comprising:
- enabling at least one client to access restricted information from an origin web-server through a semi-trusted web-server including the steps of;
authenticating said at least one client;
creating a client credential having client-specific environment information for each said at least one client;
presenting the client credential to the semi-trusted web-server;
correlating said at least one client with the client credential; and
providing said access to said at least one client.
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Abstract
This invention provides methods and apparatus for enabling access to restricted information contained at a semi-trusted web-server. Restricted information is information that is only available to a selected group of authorized clients. A client desiring access to the restricted information authenticates itself with a trusted web-server, and obtains a client credential. The client then contacts the semi-trusted web-server with the credential and obtains access to the restricted content. The restricted information may be encrypted at the semi-trusted web-server, so that the restricted information is secure even if the semi-trusted web-server is not completely secure.
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46 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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enabling at least one client to access restricted information from an origin web-server through a semi-trusted web-server including the steps of;
authenticating said at least one client;
creating a client credential having client-specific environment information for each said at least one client;
presenting the client credential to the semi-trusted web-server;
correlating said at least one client with the client credential; and
providing said access to said at least one client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for enabling at least one client to access restricted information from an origin web-server through a semi-trusted web-server, said apparatus comprising:
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an authenticator to validate said at least one client;
a credential creator to create a client credential having client-specific environment information for each said at least one client; and
a correlator for matching said at least one client to the client credential, and for working in combination with said authenticator and said credential creator to enable said at least one client to safely access restricted information from the origin web-server through the semi-trusted web-server. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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means for enabling at least one client to access restricted information from an origin web-server through a semi-trusted web-server including;
means for authenticating said at least one client;
means for creating a client credential having client-specific environment information for each said at least one client;
means for presenting the client credential to the semi-trusted web-server;
means for correlating said at least one client with the client credential; and
means for providing said access to said at least one client. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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