Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Indirect user authentication
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Application No.: US15663848Application Date: 2017-07-31
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Publication No.: US09948656B2Publication Date: 2018-04-17
- Inventor: Kevin D. Himberger , Jake Palmer , Benjamin M. Parees
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent James H. Mayfield; William H. Hartwell
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; G06F12/14 ; G06F3/06

Abstract:
As disclosed herein, a computer program product, executed by a computer, includes receiving, from a user, a request for access to a shared system, wherein the request comprises a user identifier and a user password corresponding to the user, and determining privileges corresponding to the shared system using the user identifier. The computer program product further includes requesting, from an identity manager, a shared identifier and a shared password corresponding to the shared system, receiving, from the identity manager, the shared identifier and the shared password, and using the shared identifier and the shared password to enable the user to use the shared system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170324747A1 INDIRECT USER AUTHENTICATION Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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