Method and system for providing user access to a secure application
First Claim
1. A method for providing remote user access to secure applications by deployment of single sign-on (SSO) software to client workstations, said method including:
- navigating to a secure server using a web browser on a remote workstation;
providing user authorisation details to the secure server;
downloading an SSO deployment file to the remote workstation upon validation of the user authorisation details;
executing the SSO deployment file to install an SSO client application on the remote workstation;
reading workstation settings and user credentials from a secure file or data store; and
running the SSO client application on the workstation to employ the user credentials to logon to the secure application.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing remote user access to secure applications by deployment of SSO software to client workstations, including navigating to a secure server using a web browser on a remote workstation; providing user authorisation details to the secure server; downloading an SSO deployment file to the remote workstation upon validation of the user authorisation details; executing the SSO deployment file to install an SSO client application on the remote workstation; reading workstation settings and user credentials from a secure file or data store; and running the SSO client application on the workstation to employ the user credentials to logon to the secure application.
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1. A method for providing remote user access to secure applications by deployment of single sign-on (SSO) software to client workstations, said method including:
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navigating to a secure server using a web browser on a remote workstation;
providing user authorisation details to the secure server;
downloading an SSO deployment file to the remote workstation upon validation of the user authorisation details;
executing the SSO deployment file to install an SSO client application on the remote workstation;
reading workstation settings and user credentials from a secure file or data store; and
running the SSO client application on the workstation to employ the user credentials to logon to the secure application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing remote user access to secure applications by deployment of single sign-on (SSO) software to client workstations, said system including:
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a secure server coupled to a publicly accessible global communications network, said secure server having a single sign-on (SSO) service module, an SSO deployment file and associated user authorisation details;
at least one remote workstation having a web browser for navigating to the secure server via the publicly accessible global communications network; and
wherein the SSO deployment file includes instructions for execution on a plurality of processors for performing;
navigating to a secure server using a web browser on a remote workstation;
providing user authorisation details to the secure server;
downloading an SSO deployment file to the remote workstation upon validation of the user authorisation details;
executing the SSO deployment file to install an SSO client application on the remote workstation;
reading workstation settings and user credentials from a secure file or data store; and
running the SSO client application on the workstation to employ the user credentials to logon to the secure application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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