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Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2004
Applicants:

Eric C. Perlin, Redmond, WA (US);

Klaus U. Schutz, Kirkland, WA (US);

Stefan N. Richards, Sammamish, WA (US);

Sermet Iskin, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Eric C. Perlin, Redmond, WA (US);

Klaus U. Schutz, Kirkland, WA (US);

Stefan N. Richards, Sammamish, WA (US);

Sermet Iskin, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method facilitating secure credential management is provided. An aspect of the present invention provides for a credential management system including a credential user interface component, a trusted proxy component and a secure user interface component. The system can facilitate the secure acquisition, storage and/or application of credential(s) for a user (e.g., when accessing a particular resource) through a secure, isolated environment. For example, the system can be a core building block for operating system component(s) and/or application(s) that handle credential(s) in a secure manner.


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