System and method of user credential management
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1. A user credential management system in a mobile device, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium in the mobile device, for storing instructions or statements for use in the execution in a computer of a method of managing user credentials, the method comprisingreceiving, by a receiver of the mobile device, at least one user credential sent by an authentication server;
storing, in a repository of the mobile device, the at least one user credential received by the receiver;
authenticating, on the mobile device, the user login based on the at least one user credential stored in the repository of the mobile device thereby enabling authentication of the user login even when a connection to the authentication server is not available;
determining, on the mobile device, a user credential associated with the user login; and
associating the user credential associated with the user login to a message sent from the mobile device to the authentication server after authentication of the user login, andwherein the at least one user credential is stored in a repository of the authentication server, andwherein the step of associating the user credential associated with the user login to the message sent from the mobile device to the authentication server comprises associating the message between a foreign server and the mobile device with the at least one user credential.
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Abstract
A user credential management system and method for managing user credentials are provided. The user credential management system comprises an authentication module for authenticating a user login to a mobile device, and a message transforming module for associating a user credential to a message sent from the mobile device to a server. The method comprising the steps of authenticating a user login to a mobile device, locating a user credential associated with the user login, and associating the user credential to a message between the mobile device and a server.
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1. A user credential management system in a mobile device, comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium in the mobile device, for storing instructions or statements for use in the execution in a computer of a method of managing user credentials, the method comprising receiving, by a receiver of the mobile device, at least one user credential sent by an authentication server; storing, in a repository of the mobile device, the at least one user credential received by the receiver; authenticating, on the mobile device, the user login based on the at least one user credential stored in the repository of the mobile device thereby enabling authentication of the user login even when a connection to the authentication server is not available; determining, on the mobile device, a user credential associated with the user login; and associating the user credential associated with the user login to a message sent from the mobile device to the authentication server after authentication of the user login, and wherein the at least one user credential is stored in a repository of the authentication server, and wherein the step of associating the user credential associated with the user login to the message sent from the mobile device to the authentication server comprises associating the message between a foreign server and the mobile device with the at least one user credential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing user credentials in a mobile device, the method comprising:
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authenticating a user login to a mobile device based on at least one user credential stored in the mobile device, the at least one user credential stored in the mobile device enabling authentication of the user login when a connection to an authentication server is lost; determining, on the mobile device, a user credential associated with the user login; and associating the user credential associated with the user login to a message sent from the mobile device after authentication of the user login, and storing, in a repository of the authentication server, at least one extended credential for user login to at least one foreign system; and further associating the message sent by the mobile device with the at least one extended credential belonging to the authenticated user login of the mobile device, and wherein the at least one extended credential allows the authenticated user login of the mobile device to login to the at least one foreign system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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