Patent ID: 8255539
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of managing sessions, comprising: opening a session; issuing a token from a security gateway that defines a session opening time, a recycling window start time and end time, and a measure of the session duration; wherein: (a) said recycling window occurs before the measure of session duration expires; (b) after opening the session, the security gateway that issued the token does not coordinate with a database for user transactions before said recycling window start time; and (c) the session remains open during the period between said opening time and said measure of session duration; receiving the token within said recycling window start time and end time, and before said measure of the session duration; and updating the token upon receiving the token within the recycling window start time and end time by adding a second time to the measure of session duration to define a new measure of session duration for the token; wherein the security gateway does not coordinate with a database for user transactions between said opening and said updating, and the session remains open during the period between said opening and expiration of said new measure of session duration.