Patent ID: 7260617
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for implementing security features at a portal server, comprising: receiving a first request from a client; in response to receiving the first request, authenticating the client; consulting a database to determine access privileges of the authenticated client for interactions with a plurality of applications, wherein the applications are located at backend servers; generating code containing selectable interactions with the applications, wherein any authentication for the selectable interactions is performed within the portal server sending the code to the client; responsive to sending the code to the client, receiving a second request from the client, wherein the second request contains a selection of at least one of the selectable interactions; determining from the selection a set of backend servers to process the second request; forwarding the second request to the set of backend servers; receiving results corresponding to the second request from applications executing on the backend servers; and sending the results to the client, wherein sending the results to the client further comprises: