Patent ID: 7546373
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically distributing logon credentials from a first device to a second device over a network, the method comprising: receiving a secret from the second device at the first device according to at least one trust mechanism that validates that the secret is authentically from the second device; receiving a request for access to at least one resource of the first device from the second device over the network; in response to said request, generating by the first device at least one logon credential for use in connection with logging onto the first device and sending the at least one logon credential to the second device over the network for use in automatically logging onto the first device, wherein the at least one logon credential is encrypted by the first device prior to being sent; decrypting the at least one credential at the second device; generating, at the second device, a logon request containing the at least one credential without storing the at least one credential; encrypting the logon request with the at least one credential at the second device and sending the encrypted logon request with the at least one credential to the first device; at the first device, decrypting the encrypted logon request with the at least one credential and determining the validity of the at least one credential contained in the encrypted logon request received from the second device; and accepting the logon request if the at least one credential contained in the logon request is determined to be valid.