Computer-readable medium and information processing device for preventing erroneous recognition of authentication result

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, the instructions comprising an application configured to, when executed by a processor of an information processing device, cause the processor to:

accept an authentication instruction to initiate authentication for accessing a cloud server; and

in response to accepting the authentication instruction, perform:

activating a local server configured to cause the processor to serve as a web server of a local host; and

activating a browser incorporated in the information processing device, and instructing the browser to display an authentication screen provided by the cloud server and to specify the local server as a redirection destination for a redirection request, the redirection request including authentication information acquired from the cloud server via the authentication screen,

wherein the local server is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

in response to receiving a request from the browser after activating the browser, determine whether the received request is a particular request other than the redirection request;

when determining that the received request is not the particular request, instruct the browser to display a completion screen including a result of the authentication, and terminate the local server; and

when determining that the received request is the particular request, execute an operation responsive to the particular request, without terminating the local server.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the local server is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

in response to receiving the request from the browser after activating the browser, determine whether the received request is the redirection request;

when determining that the received request is the redirection request, instruct the browser to display the completion screen including the result of the authentication, and terminate the local server; and

when determining that the received request is not the redirection request, execute an operation responsive to the received request, without terminating the local server.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the computer-executable instructions further comprise:

the local server as a part of the application; and

the browser separate from the application.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the application is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to provide the browser with a URL of a web page of the authentication screen.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the particular request causes, when responded to by the processor, no change in a web page of the authentication screen displayed by the browser.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the particular request is a favicon request for the browser to display a favicon.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the application is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

accept the authentication instruction via a user interface of the information processing device, in an active state of the application;

in response to activating the browser, bring the browser into an active state, the browser being restored into the active state in response to being instructed to display the completion screen, the completion screen further including particular information for prompting a user to bring the application into the active state;

after the authentication is successfully completed, accept an access instruction to access the cloud server via the user interface, in the active state of the application; and

in response to accepting the access instruction, access the cloud server.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 ,

wherein the local server is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

provide the browser with web page data of the completion screen including the result of the authentication and the particular information; and

instruct the browser to display the completion screen including the result of the authentication and the particular information, based on the web page data.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 8 ,

wherein the local server is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

determine whether the result of the authentication represents successful authentication, based on the authentication information included in the redirection request;

in response to determining that the result of the authentication represents the successful authentication, provide the browser with the web page data of the completion screen including information representing the successful authentication; and

in response to determining that the result of the authentication represents unsuccessful authentication, provide the browser with the web page data of the completion screen including information representing the unsuccessful authentication.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 ,

wherein the application is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

accept the authentication instruction via a user interface of the information processing device, in an active state of the application;

in response to activating the browser, bring the browser into an active state;

after the browser is instructed to display the completion screen, bring the application into the active state;

when the result of the authentication included in the completion screen represents successful authentication, accept via the user interface an access instruction to access the cloud server, in the active state of the application; and

in response to accepting the access instruction, access the cloud server.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, the instructions comprising an application configured to, when executed by a processor of an information processing device, cause the processor to:

accept an authentication instruction to initiate authentication for accessing a cloud server; and

in response to accepting the authentication instruction, perform:

activating a local server configured to cause the processor to serve as a web server of a local host; and

activating a browser incorporated in the information processing device, and instructing the browser to display an authentication screen provided by the cloud server and to specify the local server as a redirection destination for a redirection request, the redirection request including authentication information acquired from the cloud server via the authentication screen,

wherein the local server is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

in response to receiving the request from the browser after activating the browser, determine whether the received request is the redirection request;

when determining that the received request is the redirection request, instruct the browser to display the completion screen including the result of the authentication, and terminate the local server; and

when determining that the received request is not the redirection request, execute an operation responsive to the received request, without terminating the local server.

12. An information processing device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing processor-executable instructions comprising an application, a browser, and a local server, the application being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

accept an authentication instruction to initiate authentication for accessing a cloud server; and

in response to accepting the authentication instruction, perform:

activating the local server configured to cause the processor to serve as a web server of a local host; and

activating the browser, and instructing the browser to display an authentication screen provided by the cloud server and to specify the local server as a redirection destination for a redirection request, the redirection request including authentication information acquired from the cloud server via the authentication screen,

wherein the local server is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

in response to receiving a request from the browser after activating the browser, determine whether the received request is a particular request other than the redirection request;

when determining that the received request is not the particular request, instruct the browser to display a completion screen including a result of the authentication, and terminate the local server; and

when determining that the received request is the particular request, execute an operation responsive to the particular request, without terminating the local server.

13. An information processing device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing processor-executable instructions comprising an application, a browser, and a local server, the application being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

accept an authentication instruction to initiate authentication for accessing a cloud server; and

in response to accepting the authentication instruction, perform:

activating the local server configured to cause the processor to serve as a web server of a local host; and

activating the browser, and instructing the browser to display an authentication screen provided by the cloud server and to specify the local server as a redirection destination for a redirection request, the redirection request including authentication information acquired from the cloud server via the authentication screen,

wherein the local server is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

in response to receiving the request from the browser after activating the browser, determine whether the received request is the redirection request;

when determining that the received request is the redirection request, instruct the browser to display the completion screen including the result of the authentication, and terminate the local server; and

when determining that the received request is not the redirection request, execute an operation responsive to the received request, without terminating the local server.