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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2007
Applicant:
Peter Andrew Rowley, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter Andrew Rowley, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Assignee:
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for authenticating a client is described. In one embodiment, an identity provider server authenticates the client that is redirected from a relying party server. The identity provider server authenticates the client without receiving a replayable credential from the client. Upon authentication of the client, the identity provider server transmits a token of authentication to the client.