Processor Implemented Systems And Methods For Using Identity Maps And Authentication To Provide Restricted Access To Backend Server Processor or Data

A computer-implemented system for providing an application access to an external data source or an external server process via a connection server using an authentication server that has access to an identity map, said system comprising:

• one or more data processors;
• a computer-readable memory encoded with instructions for commanding the one or more data processors to execute a method comprising:
• receiving a credential request at the authentication server from the connection server, wherein the credential request includes an identification of the external data source or external server process to be accessed and an account identifier associated with the application or a user of the application;
• searching the identity map for a set of credentials associated with both the account identifier and the external data source or external server process;
• and
• transmitting the set of credentials from the authentication server to the connection server, for the connection server to establish a connection to the external data source or external server process, wherein the connection is for providing the application access to the external data source or external server process, wherein the connection is established without transmitting the set of credentials to the application.

A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions for commanding one or more data processors to execute a method for providing an application access to an external data source or an external server process via a connection server using an authentication server that has access to an identity map, said method comprising:

• receiving a credential request at the authentication server from the connection server, wherein the credential request includes an identification of the external data source or external server process to be accessed and an account identifier associated with the application or a user of the application;
• searching the identity map for a set of credentials associated with both the account identifier and the external data source or external server process;
• and
• transmitting the set of credentials from the authentication server to the connection server, for the connection server to establish a connection to the external data source or external server process, wherein the connection is for providing the application access to the external data source or external server process, wherein the connection is established without transmitting the set of credentials to the application.