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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Brian Hernacki, San Carlos, CA (US);
Sourabh Satish, Fremont, CA (US);
Timothy G. Brown, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Brian Hernacki, San Carlos, CA (US);
Sourabh Satish, Fremont, CA (US);
Timothy G. Brown, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing claim validation without storing user information within the IDM system. During enrollment, the IDM system creates a hash representative of the identification information provided by a user. The user information is discarded, i.e., not stored within the IDM system. Only a hash representing that information is stored within the system. Upon a user providing information to a service provider, the service provider requests that the user's information be authenticated by a third party IDS system. The service provider will request such authentication from the IDM system identified by the user. The IDM system generates, from the user's information that was provided to the service provider, a signed token that is sent to the user for use by the user to access the service provider's services. In this manner, the IDM system does not store identification information of the user. Yet, the IDM system provides identification validation services to any service provider requesting such services to ensure that a user is authentic.