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Inter-application delegated authentication

  • US 9,888,000 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2017
  • Issued: 02/06/2018
  • 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 plurality of trusted applications executing on the client device to which authentication of the first application is delegable, the plurality of trusted applications being previously authenticated using a device profile, the device profile comprising information associated with the client device;

    selecting a second application from the plurality of applications based on the device profile; and

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

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