Patent ID: 8024784
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for allowing a peer owner access to a peer from a remote system comprising: receiving an authentication request having authentication information from the peer owner; determining that the peer owner is authentic based on the authentication information; generating a token upon authentication of the peer owner, wherein the token is employed to allow the peer owner to remotely access the peer from the remote system; storing the token; providing a redirect message having a reference to the token, wherein the redirect message directs the peer owner to interact with a proxy server; interacting with the proxy server to validate the token; and providing the token to the proxy server upon validating the token thereby facilitating authentication of the peer owner for communications with the peer, wherein the proxy server passes the token to the peer and the peer performs a second authentication of the peer owner after receiving the token from the proxy server.