Citrix Systems, Inc.

Feng Huang

Ross Large

Duncan Spencer Gabriel

Simon Frost

Ricardo Fernando Feijoo

Andy Cooper

Henry John Ashman

Andrew David Cooper

Jean-Luc Giraud

Tom Kludy

Aleksis Sideris

Robert Monro

Nikolay Paskulov

John Gavin Ashman

A technique for rendering web content includes downloading a framework page from a framework server, the framework page including framework code which, when executed by a browser of a client machine, dynamically downloads a set of plugins from respective service providers. Each plugin includes its own plugin code configured to communicate with the respective service provider and with the framework code, to dynamically render web content specific to the service provider in the framework page running in the browser.

Rendering content of service providers via web page having dynamically-loaded plugins

A method of providing access to digital resources using multiple user identities comprises receiving, from a client application, a first set of authentication tokens that authorize a user to acquire target data provided by a server application. The method further comprises receiving, from the client application, a second set of authentication tokens that authorize the same user to access a connected application. The method further comprises sending, to the server application, a first request to acquire the target data provided by the server application, the first request including the first set of authentication tokens and an identifier of the target data. The method further comprises receiving, from the server application, the target data. The method further comprises sending the target data from the application connector to the connected application in a second request that also includes the second set of authentication tokens.

Application integration using multiple user identities

Methods and systems for caching data for resources using a shared cache are described herein. The data may be stored in a configuration service, in the resources, or in the shared cache. The data stored in the configuration service may be modified. The data stored in the resources and in the shared cache may be updated according to the modified data in the configuration service. The data stored in the configuration service, in the resources, or in the shared cache may be used based on an operation mode.

Data caching for cloud services

Systems and methods for secure sharing of sensitive information in a computing environment. The methods comprise, by a first entity of a first computing environment receiving sensitive information of the first computing environment, receiving a request to share the sensitive information from a second entity of the first computing environment, and determining whether the second entity is a trusted entity included in a list of trusted entities held by a configuration service associated with a second computing environment. If the second entity is not a trusted entity, determining whether the second entity can establish trust by validating a subscription of the second entity with a directory service, and validating a digital certificate corresponding to the second entity with a certificate authority. If the second entity can establish trust or is a trusted entity, sharing the sensitive information with the second entity so as to enable operation of the second entity.

Secure method to replicate on-premise secrets in a cloud environment

Systems and methods for authenticating a user requesting access to a resource in a cloud-computing system. The methods comprise, by a resource service: receiving an access request for accessing a resource associated with the resource service from a computing device associated with a user, determining context information corresponding to the access request, and using the determined context information for identifying an authentication protocol for authenticating the user. The authentication protocol includes at least one authentication scheme. The methods further comprise generating an authentication challenge and transmitting the authentication challenge to the computing device. The authentication challenge includes an initial token and authentication parameters corresponding to the identified authentication protocol.

Systems and methods for dynamic flexible authentication in a cloud service

A client device may, as part of a remote access or cloud-based network environment, access a resource either by using a connection to a gateway or by using a connection that bypasses the gateway. Which connection is used may be based on the network location of the resources provided by the network environment and network location of the client device. For example, if the client device and a resource are located at the same network location or connected to the same local network, the client device may access the resource by using a connection that bypasses the gateway. If the client device and the resource are located at different network locations or are connected to different local networks, the client device may connect to the gateway to access the resource.

Accessing resources in a remote access or cloud-based network environment

Systems and methods described herein provide access to encrypted user data at a multi-tenant hosted cloud service. The cloud service enrolls a first tenant in the cloud service. The cloud service receives a request for a ticket for a user of the first tenant to access the cloud service. The cloud service communicates a user data access ticket for the user to access a user data service of the cloud service. The cloud service receives a request to store user data of the user. The request includes encrypted user data. The cloud service stores the encrypted user data. The cloud service may provide the encrypted user data to a computing device of the user after validating the user data access ticket received from the computing device. The computing device may decrypt the encrypted user data and identify the data of the user for resources provided by server(s).

Accessing encrypted user data at a multi-tenant hosted cloud service

A computer system is provided. The computer system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to load a web application into a browser; generate a random character string; and access a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to trigger execution of a protocol handler. The protocol handler is registered with the operating system to handle the URI scheme. The URI includes the random character string. The at least one processor is further configured to cause the protocol handler to start a local client application and provide the random character string to the local client application. The at least one processor is further configured to cause the local client application to start a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) listener on a local loopback HTTP endpoint configured for communication between the web application and the local client application. The pathname of the endpoint includes the random character string.

Integrating web applications with local client applications in multi-user client environment

Described embodiments provide systems and methods for securing offline data for shared accounts of a shared computing device. Cache files can be generated for a plurality of users of an application executable on the device to store user data corresponding to individual users of the application. An encryption key can be generated for one or more of the cache files and the encryption key can be associated with at least one user of the application. The encryption key can be associated with a user identifier so that the encryption key is not accessible by other users of the computing device. The user data can be encrypted in one of the cache files with the encryption key. The encrypted user data can be presented to a user via the shared computing device based on receipt of a user identifier that enables access to the encryption key.

Systems and methods for securing offline data

A technique for performing authentication to a hybrid-cloud service includes selectively applying varying authentication requirements based on whether a client device can be confirmed to be connected to a private intranet. The technique includes operating a set of local agents on one or more computing machines on the intranet. When a client device requests access to the hybrid-cloud service, the client device attempts to contact one or more of the local agents. If the client device succeeds in contacting a local agent, then the client device is confirmed to be connected to the private intranet and receives relatively trusting treatment during authentication. However, if the client device fails to contact at least one local agent, the client device is not confirmed to be connected to the private intranet and receives relatively less trusting treatment.

Authenticating to a hybrid cloud using intranet connectivity as silent authentication factor

Aspects of the disclosure relate to processing systems using improved domain pass-through authentication techniques. A computing platform may send, to an external cloud computing platform, one or more registration requests that each may cause an RLS endpoint corresponding to each of a plurality of resource location connectors to be stored at the external cloud computing host platform. The computing platform may receive one or more requests for a resource location identifier. The computing platform may determine an accessible resource location connector and may send, to the user device, a corresponding resource location identifier. After receiving a pass-through authentication request, the computing platform may receive, from the ticketing service stored on the external cloud computing platform, a one-time ticket. The computing platform may send, to the user device, the one-time ticket, which may allow the user device to perform pass-through authentication with the external cloud computing platform.

Domain pass-through authentication in a hybrid cloud environment

Methods and systems for secure authentication of users based on unique device identifiers are described herein. A computing device may receive, from a user device, a device registration. The device registration may comprise authentication credentials, device information, and/or a public key. Based on the authentication credentials and/or the device information, a unique device identifier may be generated. A token may be generated based on the unique device identifier and sent to the user device. A request for content may be received from the user device. A nonce may be sent to the user device. The token and a signed version of the nonce may be received from the user device. The nonce may have been signed using a private key corresponding to the public key. Access to the content may be provided based on the token, the unique device identifier, and/or the signed version of the nonce.

Authentication using device and user identity

Methods and systems for securely using a web application to invoke an application to complete a task are described herein. The application may use identity information provided by the web application to determine whether to comply with requests from the web application. The web application may send the request to the application via a browser. The request may include the origin of the request in an origin header to prevent malicious websites from spoofing the origin of the request. The application may exchange information with a trust service to determine whether the web application domain is trusted and/or belongs to the same organization of the user.

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