SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR WEB-SERVER BENUTZERAUTHENTIFIZIERUNG

A method and a system for automatically authenticating a user to applications in a network environment are proposed. After an initial authentication procedure, the user's identity is mapped into a network credential which includes the user's role, and which is formed into a cookie. To gain...

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Hauptverfasser: MCMAHON, PIERS, BYRNE, BARRY ANTHONY, PRESS, JAMES, WHITE, CLIVE JOHN
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Zusammenfassung:A method and a system for automatically authenticating a user to applications in a network environment are proposed. After an initial authentication procedure, the user's identity is mapped into a network credential which includes the user's role, and which is formed into a cookie. To gain access to an application requiring authentication, the cookie is provided to a script, and the information contained in the cookie is used to obtain authentication data required by the desired application.