Secure push and status communication between client and server

A system for authenticating and authorizing a client and a server through a gateway to facilitate message communication, the system comprising:

• a processing unit;
• and
• a memory encoding instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to:
• request, by the server, a token from the client;
• receive, by the server, the token from the client, the token identifying the client and the gateway and authorizing the server to push messages to the client through the gateway as long as the token has not revoked, wherein the token may be revoked by the client with or without notice to the server;
• and
• send, by the server, a message along with the token to the gateway, the gateway forwarding the message to the client after the token is validated by the gateway.

A computer readable storage device including instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform steps comprising:

• requesting, by the server, a token from a client;
• receiving, by the server, the token from the client, the token identifying the client and a gateway and authorizing a server to push messages to the client through the gateway as long as the token has not revoked, wherein the token may be revoked by the client with or without notice to the server;
• and
• sending, by the server, a message along with the token to the gateway, the gateway forwarding the message to the client after the token is validated by the gateway.