System and method for authenticating web users

Logic for authenticating a web user, the logic being embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and when executed operable to:

• process data associated with a content provider in a parent frame of a web browser associated with a web user;
• determine if the web user is authenticated with the content provider;
• generate a child frame associated with the parent frame if the web user is not authenticated with the content provider;
• request, by the child frame, an authentication web page from an authorization provider;
• receive, by the child frame, authentication data from the authorization provider, wherein the authentication data is associated with the web user;
• and
• receive, by the parent frame, the authentication data.

A system for authenticating a web user, the system comprising:

• a content provider comprising one or more computing devices, wherein the content provider is operable to:
• receive a request for a destination web page from a parent frame of a web browser associated with the web user;
• send the destination web page to the parent frame of the web browser, wherein the destination web page when processed by the web browser is operable to perform operations comprising:
• determining if the web user is authenticated with the content provider;
• generating a child frame associated with the parent frame if the web user is not authenticated with the content provider;
• requesting, by the child frame, an authentication web page from an authorization provider;
• receiving, by the child frame, authentication data from the authorization provider, wherein the authentication data is associated with the web user;
• and
• receiving, by the parent frame, the authentication data;
• and
• receive the authentication data.