Patent ID: 8112790
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a user client to provide authorization to a remote application client that performs one or more actions with a server for said user client, comprising: providing one or more keys to a remote authentication service; receiving an identifier of said remote application client, wherein said remote application client is remote from said server; and notifying said remote authentication service, wherein said notification authorizes said remote authentication service to perform an authentication procedure without participation from said user client, wherein said authentication procedure comprises receiving a challenge from said remote application client without participation from said user client, generating a credential without participation from said user client based on said challenge received from said remote application client, and issuing said credential to said remote application client without participation from said user client, wherein said credential is based on at least one of said one or more keys stored by said remote authentication service on behalf of said user client.