Patent ID: 6438600
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a computing environment having a connection to a network, computer readable code readable by a computer system in said environment, for securely sharing log-in credentials among trusted browser-based applications, comprising:a browser; one or more applets capable of executing within said browser, each of said applets having been loaded from a codebase associated therewith, and wherein each associated codebase may be distinct; a shared static data area associated with each of said distinct codebases; a subprocess for an executing one of said applets to request a secure service; a subprocess, responsive to said request, for searching for stored credentials in said shared static data area associated with said codebase from which said executing applet was loaded; a subprocess for retrieving said stored credentials when said search is successful; and a subprocess for use when said search is not successful, comprising: a subprocess for prompting a user of said applet to enter a new set of credentials; and a subprocess for storing said new set of credentials in said shared static data associated with said codebase from which said executing applet was loaded.