Patent ID: 8990913
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: registering, at a processor executing a trust service, a first application, wherein registering the first application comprises generating an identifier that identifies services associated with the first application; receiving, at the processor, a request to establish a trust relationship between a second application requestor and the first application, the request being received from the second application; determining, by the processor, if the trust relationship is to be established; issuing, by the processor and to the second application, a token in response to determining that the trust relationship is to be established; issuing, by the processor, an error code in response to determining that the trust relationship is not to be established; receiving an application access request from the second application, the application access request comprising the identifier; and challenging the second application, based upon the token, to determine if the access request is to be granted, wherein the identifier comprises a globally unique identifier.