Patent ID: 8387130
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A service virtualization device, comprising: a communication interface configured to receive from a client a first request to access a service provided by a first server, wherein the first request includes a first session ticket; and a processor configured to: use a secret key associated with the first server to extract information from the first session ticket, and wherein the first session ticket is encrypted with the secret key; and send a second request to a second server, wherein the second request includes a second session ticket, and wherein the second session ticket is based at least in part on the information extracted from the first session ticket; wherein the first and second servers are associated with a virtualization; and wherein the second server establishes an authenticated session with the client in response to the second server receiving the second request, including the second session ticket sent, by the service virtualization device.