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Inter-application delegated authentication

  • US 9,654,461 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2015
  • Issued: 05/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for authenticating an application executing on a client device, the method comprising:

  • receiving an authentication request from a first application executing on a client device;

    identifying, at a server remote from the client device, a second application executing on the client device to which authentication of the first application is delegable, the second application being previously authenticated with credentials associated with the client device;

    transmitting an instruction to the first application to continue authentication via the second application; and

    authenticating the first application with the credentials associated with the client device based on the first application continuing authentication via the second application.

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