Identity based service system
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1. An identity based service system, comprising:
- at least one principal comprising at least one identity comprising user information;
a basic authentication agency for managing at least one identity for the principal, and for authenticating the principal; and
a system entity which is accessible by the principal, based on an authentication of the principal by the basic authentication agency, and based on retrieval of at least a portion of user information from the basic authentication agency.
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Abstract
An identity based service system is provided, in which an identity is created and managed for a user or principal, such that at least a portion of the identity is available to use between one or more system entities. A discovery service enables a system entity to discover a service descriptor, given a service name and a name identifier of the user, whereby system entities can find and invoke the user'"'"'s other personal web services. The discovery service preferably provides a translation between a plurality of namespaces, to prevent linkable identity information over time between system entities.
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1. An identity based service system, comprising:
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at least one principal comprising at least one identity comprising user information;
a basic authentication agency for managing at least one identity for the principal, and for authenticating the principal; and
a system entity which is accessible by the principal, based on an authentication of the principal by the basic authentication agency, and based on retrieval of at least a portion of user information from the basic authentication agency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An identity based service system, comprising:
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a basic authentication agency for managing an identity for a user;
means for discovering a service descriptor for the user, based on a received user identifier and a service name from the basic authentication agency; and
whereby at least one web service is accessible, based upon the discovered service descriptor and the name identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An identity based service process, comprising:
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providing a basic authentication agency for managing an identity for a user;
receiving a user identifier associated with the user and a service name known to the system;
discovering a service descriptor for the user, based on a received user identifier and a service name; and
controllably authenticating access to a service, based upon the receipt of the discovered service descriptor and the name identifier. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A process, comprising the steps of:
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providing a basic authentication agency networked to a service having a service name;
establishing an identity at the basic authentication agency for a principal, comprising information and a name identifier for a user;
establishing a link between the principal and the service by the basic authentication agency, based upon a receipt of a user identifier and a service name.
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