Secure in-line payments for rich internet applications

A method, comprising:

• determining, by one or more processors of a client device, a browser of the client device associated with a rich Internet application, a runtime platform, and an authentication library;
• causing, by the one or more processors, the browser to activate the rich Internet application to run on the runtime platform;
• causing, by the one or more processors, the authentication library to receive information from the runtime platform, wherein the authentication library is configured to authenticate the rich Internet application with a service provider;
• determining, by the one or more processors, the rich Internet application is authentic to secure an in-line transfer with the service provider based at least on the information received by the authentication library from the runtime platform;
• and
• causing, by the one or more processors, a user interface of the client device to display a notification that indicates the rich Internet application is authentic to secure the in-line transfer with the service provider, wherein the in-line transfer with the service provider is secure without redirecting the browser to a website of the service provider.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations, comprising:

• determining, based at least on a communication of the machine with a client device, a browser of a client device that comprises a rich Internet application running on a runtime platform;
• receiving information from the client device, wherein the information is retrieved by an authentication library from the runtime platform;
• determining the rich Internet application is authentic to secure an in-line transfer with a service provider based at least on the information received from the authentication library;
• and
• sending a notification to the client device that indicates the rich Internet application is authentic to secure the in-line transfer with the service provider, wherein the in-line transfer is secure without redirecting the browser to a website of the service provider.