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System and method for secure communication

  • US 8,302,163 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2010
  • Issued: 10/30/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An authentication apparatus for authenticating communication between a client and one or more web services, the authentication apparatus comprising:

  • a non-transitory computer readable memory storing instructions; and

    a processor for executing the instructions stored in the computer readable memory, the instructions when executed by the processor causing the processor to perform authentication tasks including;

    providing to a client application executed on the client a plurality of authentication identifiers over a secure communication channel established over a network, individual authentication identifiers of the plurality of authentication identifiers for use in validating subsequent client application requests to access functionality provided by a web service, wherein the secure communication channel is an encrypted communication channel;

    receiving, over an unsecure communication channel established over the network, a client application request to access a functionality provided by the web service and an associated authentication identifier from the plurality of authentication identifiers, wherein the unsecure communication channel is an unencrypted communication channel;

    validating an authorization for the client application to access the requested functionality of the web service using the associated authentication identifier from the plurality of authentication identifiers received with the client application request to access the functionality provided by the web service; and

    sending the request to access the functionality to the web service when the client application authorization to access the functionality of the web service is validated.

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