US 8,527,763 B2Granted

System and method for enabling seamless transfer of a secure session

AssigneeDell Products L.P.

InventorsPhilip M. Seibert, Abu Sanaullah, Charles D. Robison, Jr., Claude L. Cox, Jason A. Shepherd

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Abstract

An information handling system includes a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory, which causes the processor to at least: send identification information to a second information handling system in response to an identification request broadcast from the second information handling system via a short-range communication; receive first authentication information for a local application and a remote service from the second information handling system; receive a copy of the local application; authenticate a user for the copy of the local application and for the remote service prior to the user logging on to the information handling system; receive second authentication information from the user to access the information handling system; authenticate the user to the information handling system; and automatically initiate a secure session between the copy of the local application and the remote service when the user is authenticated to the information handling system.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An information handling system comprising:

a memory;
and
a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to cause the processor to at least:
send identification information to a second information handling system in response to an identification request broadcast from the second information handling system via a short-range communication;
receive first authentication information for a local application and a remote service from the second information handling system;
receive a copy of the local application, wherein the copy of the local application includes session data from a secure session between the local application and the remote service, and keys used to encrypt and decrypt information sent during the secure session;
authenticate a user for the copy of the local application and for the remote service prior to the user logging on to the information handling system based on the first authentication information;
receive an updated copy of the local application from the second information handling system;
receive second authentication information from the user to access the information handling system;
authenticate the user to the information handling system based on the second authentication information;
and
automatically initiate a secure session between the copy of the local application and the remote service when the user is authenticated to the information handling system.

9 more elements

A method comprising:

sending, from a first device, identification information to a second device in response to an identification request broadcast from the second device via a short-range communication, wherein the short-range communication is selected from a group consisting of a blue tooth communication and a near field communication;
receiving first authentication information for a local application and a remote service from the second device;
receiving a copy of the local application, wherein the copy of the local application includes session data from a secure session between the local application and the remote service, and keys used to encrypt and decrypt information sent during the secure session;
authenticating, at the first device, a user for the copy of the local application and for the remote service prior to the user logging on to the first device based on the first authentication information;
receiving an updated copy of the local application from the second device;
receiving, at the first device, second authentication information from the user to access the first device;
authenticating the user to the first device based on the second authentication information;
and
automatically initiating a secure session between the copy of the local application and the remote service when the user is authenticated to the first device.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/350,998Filed 16 Jan 2012
Published: US 2013/0185558 A118 Jul 2013
Granted: 3 Sep 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06F 21/44
Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals: program or device authentication
H04L 9/3263
Including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity…:…
H04L 63/08
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for authentication of entities
H04L 2209/80
Additional information or applications relating to cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication…