Patent ID: 7853791
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for digital certificate based redirection, comprising: an application server configured to enable a preferred user computer to access one or more applications wherein the preferred user computer is pre-associated with a preferred vendor; a digital certificate mandated computer configured to promote the preferred user computer to access the one or more applications from the application server when communications from the preferred user computer are associated with a digital certificate; an alternative security computer configured to promote the preferred user computer to access the one or more applications from the application server when communications from the preferred user computer are not associated with a digital certificate and are associated with an alternate security credential; and a certificate optional server configured to communicate with the preferred user computer regarding access to the one or more applications; the certificate optional server further configured to direct the preferred user computer to the digital certificate mandated computer to promote the preferred user computer to access the one or more applications from the application server when communication from the preferred user computer to access the one or more applications is associated with a digital certificate; the certificate optional server further configured to direct the preferred user computer to the alternate security computer to promote the preferred user computer access to the one or more applications from the application server when communication from the preferred user computer to access the one or more applications is not associated with a digital certificate and is associated with an alternate security credential; and the certificate optional server further configured to direct the preferred user computer to a certificate generator to obtain a digital certificate in order to promote the preferred user computer to access the one or more applications from the application server when communication from the preferred user computer to access the one or more applications is not associated with a digital certificate and is not associated with an alternate security credential.