Patent ID: 7992198
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented system configured to authenticate one or more clients on a web method platform, the computer-implemented system comprising: a processor; a platform component configured to allow authenticated access to one or more web methods by a plurality of clients; a unified session authentication component configured to bootstrap an authenticated session unique to a type of client and utilize a subsequent mechanism to facilitate accessing the web methods, wherein the subsequent mechanism is common to the plurality of clients; a trust-tier determination component configured to assign a trust-tier level to one or more of the plurality of clients and control access to the web methods based, at least, in part, on the trust-tier level, wherein the trust-tier level is assigned based, at least, in part, on a type of device using one or more of the plurality of the clients, wherein at least one of the plurality of clients is an application server in a farm of application servers and one or more of the application servers comprise a keyset manager synchronized between the farm of application servers to ensure validity of shared secrets and private keys; and a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement at least one of the platform component, the unified session authentication component or the trust-tier determination component.