Patent ID: 11729161

Abstract:
A network system to provide a centralized system to connect to third-party systems by using pre-built, secure, and pre-tested standardized connectors to data and services provided via APIs. A service provider pre-configures third-party systems connections to establish a type of certificate required, establish a security level required for each third-party system connection, pre-configure a software connection, and test the connection. The service provider presents a graphical user interface to a user of a client system with representations of each pre-configured third-party system connection. When a client selects a third-party system connection to connect with the client system data, the service provider generates a certificate signing request, communicates a private key to the client system, and communicates the client system data and the certificate signing request to a certificate authority system. Based on the obtained certificates, the service provider provides access to the required APIs via the pre-configured connection.