Enabling authentication of OpenID user when requested identity provider is unavailable
First Claim
1. A method for enabling authentication of an OpenID user when a requested identity provider is unavailable, the method comprising:
- receiving a login request from said OpenID user, wherein said login request comprises a username;
reading a list of identity providers associated with said username;
identifying a first available identity provider from said list of identity providers;
generating a first OpenID identifier using an identification of said first identified identity provider and said username; and
transmitting, by a computer processor of a relying party, a request to said first identified identity provider to authenticate said OpenID user using said first OpenID identifier.
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Abstract
A method and computer program product for enabling authentication of an OpenID user when a requested identity provider is unavailable. A relying party receives a login request from the OpenID user, where the login request includes a username. The relying party reads a list of trusted identity providers that are associated with the received username and selects one of those identity providers. The relying party generating an OpenID identifier using an identification (e.g., Uniform Resource Locator) of the selected identity provider and the username. The relying party transmits an authentication request (request to authenticate the OpenID user) to the selected identity provider using the formed OpenID identifier. If the selected identity provider is unavailable, then the relying party selects another identity provider from the list of identity providers that are associated with the received username and repeats the above process.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for enabling authentication of an OpenID user when a requested identity provider is unavailable, the method comprising:
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receiving a login request from said OpenID user, wherein said login request comprises a username; reading a list of identity providers associated with said username; identifying a first available identity provider from said list of identity providers; generating a first OpenID identifier using an identification of said first identified identity provider and said username; and transmitting, by a computer processor of a relying party, a request to said first identified identity provider to authenticate said OpenID user using said first OpenID identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium, wherein the medium does not include a propagating signal, for enabling authentication of an OpenID user when a requested identity provider is unavailable, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:
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receiving a login request from said OpenID user, wherein said login request comprises a username; reading a list of identity providers associated with said username; identifying a first available identity provider from said list of identity providers; generating a first OpenID identifier using an identification of said first identified identity provider and said username; and transmitting a request to said first identified identity provider to authenticate said OpenID user using said first OpenID identifier. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for obtaining attribute information for an OpenID user during an authentication phase, the method comprising:
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receiving a login request from said OpenID user, wherein said login request comprises a username; determining user profile attributes to be requested from one or more identity providers; reading a list of identity providers associated with said username; identifying a first available identity provider from said list of identity providers; generating a first OpenID identifier using an identification of said first identified identity provider and said username; and transmitting, by a computer processor of a relying party, an authentication request to said first identified identity provider to authenticate said OpenID user using said first OpenID identifier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium, wherein the medium does not include a propagating signal, for obtaining attribute information for an OpenID user during an authentication phase, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:
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receiving a login request from said OpenID user, wherein said login request comprises a username; determining user profile attributes to be requested from one or more identity providers; reading a list of identity providers associated with said username; identifying a first available identity provider from said list of identity providers; generating a first OpenID identifier using an identification of said first identified identity provider and said username; and transmitting an authentication request to said first identified identity provider to authenticate said OpenID user using said first OpenID identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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