Patent ID: 8955079
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating client authentication in a communication system, comprising: providing a first authentication plug-in; receiving a first request for first sign in credentials from a first application associated with a first protocol in connection with a first request from a first client device; providing the first sign in credentials to the first application in response to the first request for sign in credentials; caching the first sign in credentials by the first authentication plug-in, wherein the first sign in credentials are available to the first authentication plug-in; receiving a second request for second sign in credentials from a second application associated with a second protocol in connection with a second request from the first client device; and providing at least a portion of the first sign in credentials and the second sign in credentials associated with the second protocol to the second application in response to the second request for sign in credentials, wherein the at least a portion of the first sign in credentials and the second sign in credentials are provided to the second application by the first authentication plug-in, wherein the second request includes a reference to the first authentication plug-in, and wherein a second authentication plug-in requests authentication from the first authentication plug-in based on the reference to the first authentication plug-in.