System and Method for a Generic Single Sign-On Function

An electronic device providing generic single sign-on functionality, the electronic device comprising:

• a memory comprising a plurality of applications, the applications comprising an application interface, an agent interface, an authenticator interface, and a system service module;
• and
• a processor configured to execute one or more of the plurality of applications in the memory,
• wherein:
• the application interface is configured to exchange one or more messages with a plurality of applications;
• the agent interface is configured to receive one or more messages from an agent;
• the authenticator interface is configured to exchange one or more messages with a plurality of identity authenticators;
• and
• the system service module is configured to:
• receive one or more messages via the agent interface, each message identifying one or more applications and associated identity authenticators;
• create a whitelist of the one or more identified applications and associated identity authenticators;
• receive a first access token request message from a first requesting application via the application interface;
• determine whether the first requesting application is listed in the whitelist;
• and
• if the first requesting application is not listed in the whitelist, send a predefined response message to the first requesting application via the application interface.