GB2375414A - Sharing user names across multiple services - Google Patents

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GB2375414A
GB2375414A GB0217052A GB0217052A GB2375414A GB 2375414 A GB2375414 A GB 2375414A GB 0217052 A GB0217052 A GB 0217052A GB 0217052 A GB0217052 A GB 0217052A GB 2375414 A GB2375414 A GB 2375414A
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Germano Caronni
Amit Gupta
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/08—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for authentication of entities
    • H04L63/0815—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for authentication of entities providing single-sign-on or federations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/30—Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
    • G06F21/31—User authentication
    • G06F21/41—User authentication where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/08—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for authentication of entities
    • H04L63/083—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for authentication of entities using passwords

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Abstract

A user may employ a common user name and a common password to gain access to multiple services. In a first approach, the user is permitted to select a user ID that is already assigned to at least one other user. The password chosen by the user, however, must be unique. In a second approach, an intermediary is provided for translating a generic user name and a generic password into a unique value for each respective service. The unique value may be derived from the generic user ID or from a combination of the generic user name, generic password and service identification.

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(57) A user may employ a common user name and a common password to gain
access to multiple services.
In a first approach, the user is permitted to select a user ID that is already assigned to at least one other user.
The password chosen by the user, however, must be unique. In a second approach, an intermediary is provided for translating a generic user name and a generic password into a unique value for each respective service. The unique value may be derived from the generic user ID or from a combination of the generic user name, generic password and service identification.
GB0217052A 2000-01-10 2001-01-04 Sharing user names across multiple services Expired - Fee Related GB2375414B (en)

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GB0412970A GB2399435A (en) 2000-01-10 2001-01-04 Using generic user name and password to generate a token to access a service.

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US48022200A 2000-01-10 2000-01-10
PCT/US2001/000249 WO2001052025A2 (en) 2000-01-10 2001-01-04 Accessing multiple services with a unique user name

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GB0217052D0 GB0217052D0 (en) 2002-08-28
GB2375414A true GB2375414A (en) 2002-11-13
GB2375414B GB2375414B (en) 2004-08-11

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WO1997031306A1 (en) * 1996-02-23 1997-08-28 Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. Method for obtaining at least one item of user authentication data
US6006333A (en) * 1996-03-13 1999-12-21 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Password helper using a client-side master password which automatically presents the appropriate server-side password to a particular remote server
US6141760A (en) * 1997-10-31 2000-10-31 Compaq Computer Corporation System and method for generating unique passwords

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