System and method for authenticating a user at a relying party application using an authentication application and automatically redirecting to a target application

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage mediums storing one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, causes a method executed on a first user device associated with a user for authenticating the user at a relying party application associated with a relying party using an authentication application and automatically redirecting from the authentication application to a target application by performing the steps of:

• making an API call that comprises (i) at least one authentication challenge that corresponds to an authentication request or an authorization request from the user at the relying party application and (ii) a call back URL that is specified by the relying party application;
• retrieving at least one of a target application link or a null value from a table, wherein the target application link or the null value corresponds to the call back URL, wherein the table comprises a first application link that corresponds to a first call back URL, a second application link that corresponds to a second call back URL and the null value that corresponds a third call back URL;
• authenticating the user based on an authentication challenge response to the at least one authentication challenge, wherein authenticating comprises at least one of approving or denying the authentication request or the authorization request;
• and
• invoking the target application link from the table to automatically redirect from the authentication application to the target application specified in the target application link.

A system comprising:

• a device processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by the device processor, causes a method executed on a first user device associated with a user for authenticating the user at a relying party application associated with a relying party using an authentication application and automatically redirecting from the authentication application to a target application by performing the steps of:
• making an API call that comprises (i) at least one authentication challenge that corresponds to an authentication request or an authorization request from the user at the relying party application and (ii) a call back URL that is specified by the relying party application;
• retrieving at least one of a target application link or a null value from a table, wherein the target application link or the null value corresponds to the call back URL, wherein the table comprises a first application link that corresponds to a first call back URL, a second application link that corresponds to a second call back URL and the null value that corresponds a third call back URL;
• authenticating the user based on an authentication challenge response to the at least one authentication challenge, wherein authenticating comprises at least one of approving or denying the authentication request or the authorization request;
• and
• invoking the target application link from the table to automatically redirect from the authentication application to the target application specified in the target application link.