Patent ID: 7137009
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in a data processing system for providing access to resources within the data processing system, the method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of: receiving a request from a requestor to access a resource in the data processing system; sending a first cookie to the requestor in response to the request, wherein the cookie is used to access the resource; storing an identification of the requester and the first cookie to form a stored identification and a stored cookie, wherein the identification of the requestor identifies a particular data processing system from which the request originated; responsive to receiving a second cookie from a source, comparing an identification of the source and the second cookie with the stored identification and the stored cookie to determine whether the second cookie contains the same information as the first cookie and whether the second cookie was received from the particular data processing system; and responsive to a match between the identification of the source and the second cookie and the stored identification and the stored cookie, allowing access to the resource.