Patent ID: 7540020
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for performing single sign-on to web applications on a website host computer using dynamic directives, comprising: receiving a first request at a web application from a user to access public content; providing the public content to the user; receiving a second request from the user to access private content; sending a first dynamic directive to a web module, wherein the first dynamic directive specifies that an authentication credential is required from the user, and wherein the web module can access a single sign-on server on behalf of the application; allowing the web module to request the authentication credential from the single sign-on server on behalf of the application; when a token is received from the single sign-on server at the application, wherein the token includes the authentication credential and an access time, providing private content to the user; when a logout request is sent by the user to the application and the logout request is received from the user at the application, wherein if the access time within the token indicates that a specified timeout period has elapsed: