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Auditable privacy policies in a distributed hierarchical identity management system

  • US 9,245,266 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2004
  • Issued: 01/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of obtaining user information, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at a server through a data network from a device associated with a user, a request for access to a service;

    transmitting, from the server through the data network to the device associated with the user, a request for the user information;

    receiving, at the server through the data network from the device associated with the user, a location identifier associated with a network location where the user information can be obtained;

    providing, from the server through the data network to the device associated with the user, a communication including a session identifier and a link to the network location where the user information can be obtained;

    receiving, at the server through the data network from the device associated with the user, the user information and the session identifier;

    correlating, at the server, based on the session identifier, the user information to the request for the user information; and

    fulfilling, by the server, based on the received user information, the request for access to the service.

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