Authenticating Cloud Computing Enabling Secure Services
AssigneeTeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
InventorsJohn L. Griffin, Keith A. McFarland, William P. Wells
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Abstract
Authenticating cloud computing enabling secure services (ACCESS) offloads “client authentication” activity onto a third-party authenticating cloud computing enabling secure services (ACCESS) node. Instead of having a client device authenticate itself directly to a network server, the client device instead authenticates itself to a third-party authenticating cloud computing enabling secure services (ACCESS) node. The authenticating cloud computing enabling secure services (ACCESS) node then provides credentials that are used by the client device to communicate directly with the server (and utilize the service) without any further authentication being necessary.
Claims21
1-14. (canceled)
A method of pre-authenticating a client device for direct access to a cloud-based secure service, comprising:
- receiving a registration message from a client device, at an access node separate from a cloud-based secure service server, said registration message being encrypted using a cryptographic key;
- passing a pre-authorized authentication token together with a redirect to said client device, said pre-authorized authentication token for provision by said client device directly to said cloud-based secure service server without passage through said access node;
- providing a notification, when authenticated, from said access node to said cloud-based secure service server, said notification identifying said client device;
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- receiving a request at said access node, from said cloud-based secure service server, to verify validity of said pre-authorized authentication token received by said cloud-based secure service server from said client device;
- whereby said client device directly provides its own authorization token to said cloud-based secure service server bypassing said access node to directly access said cloud-based secure service server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.