Patent ID: 6801946
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for logging a user onto a target system and automatically starting a target application while only providing a single user identification and password comprising the steps of:receiving a message from a client to log onto said target system to access said target application, wherein said message comprises a first user identification and a first password; accessing a first entry in a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory associated with said client to authenticate said user of said client, wherein said first entry comprises a second user identification and a second password; authenticating said user of said client if said first user identification and said first password matches said second user identification and said second password; logging said user onto said tar-get system if said user is authenticated; mapping to a second entry in said LDAP directory associated with said user if said user is authenticated, wherein said second entry comprises a credential associated with said target application, wherein said credential enables said target application to be automatically started; and automatically starting said target application by providing said credential to said target application if said user is authenticated.