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Granted Patent B2
US 11,706,205 · App. 16/900,229 · Granted Jul 18, 2023

Extending single-sign-on to relying parties of federated logon providers

Inventors: Ricardo Fernando Feijoo (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Thomas Kludy (Cooper City, FL)
H04L63/0815G06F21/335G06F21/41H04L63/0807G06F21/40
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Patent No.
US 11,706,205
App. No.
16/900,229
Granted
Jul 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to extending single-sign-on to relying parties for federated logon providers. An enterprise identity provider server may receive a first authentication token previously issued to an enterprise server by the enterprise identity provider server. Subsequently, the enterprise identity provider server may retrieve, from a token store, a second authentication token associated with a federated identity service provided by a federated identity provider server. The enterprise identity provider server may refresh the second authentication token with the federated identity service provided by the federated identity provider server to obtain a refreshed authentication token. Finally, the enterprise identity provider server may send the refreshed authentication token to the enterprise server, which may enable user devices managed by the enterprise server to access one or more resources provided by a third party system using the federated identity service.

Claims (49)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, a second authentication token from a federated identity provider server, the second authentication token configured to enable access to a second set of resources in a third-party system using a federated identity service provided by the federated identity provider server;

providing, by the computing device, a first authentication token to an enterprise server, the first authentication token configured to assert identities of users within a computing environment hosted by the enterprise server, and enable access to a first set of resources in an enterprise system; and

providing, by the computing device, the second authentication token to the enterprise server in response to receipt, by the enterprise server, of the first authentication token so that the enterprise server enables access to the second set of resources in the third-party system, the third-party being outside the enterprise system:

sending a request to the federated identity provider server to regenerate the second authentication token, wherein the federated identity provider server generates a refreshed authentication token; and

sending to the enterprise server, the refreshed authentication token, wherein sending the refreshed authentication token to the enterprise server enables user devices managed by the enterprise server to access the second set of resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, in a token store, the second authentication token and a reference associating the second authentication token with the first authentication token.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the refreshed authentication token from the federated identity provider server.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

updating the token store with the refreshed authentication token and a reference associating the refreshed authentication token with the first authentication token.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

redirecting a request from the enterprise server to the federated identity service provided by the federated identity provider server.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retrieving, from a token store, the second authentication token based on a reference associating the second authentication token with the first authentication token.

7. An enterprise identity provider server device, comprising:

at least one processor;

a communication interface;

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server device to:

receive, via the communication interface, a second authentication token from a federated identity provider server, the second authentication token configured to enable access to a second set of resources in a third-party system using a federated identity service provided by the federated identity provider server;

provide, via the communication interface, a first authentication token to an enterprise server, the first authentication server token configured to assert identities of users within a computing environment hosted by the enterprise server, and enable access to a first set of resources in an enterprise system; and

provide, via the communication interface, the second authentication token to the enterprise server in response to receipt, by the enterprise server, of the first authentication token so that the enterprise server enables access to the second set of resources in the third-party system, the third-party system being outside the enterprise system;

send a request to the federated identity provider server to regenerate the second authentication token, wherein the federated identity provider server generates a refreshed authentication token; and

send to the enterprise server, the refreshed authentication token, wherein sending the refreshed authentication token to the enterprise server enables user devices managed by the enterprise server to access the second set of resources.

8. The enterprise identity provider server device of claim 7 , wherein the memory stores additional instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server device to:

store, in a token store, the first authentication token and a reference associating the first authentication token with the second authentication token.

9. The enterprise identity provider server device of claim 7 , wherein the memory stores additional instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server device to:

receive, via the communication interface, the refreshed authentication token from the federated identity provider server.

10. The enterprise identity provider server device of claim 8 , wherein the memory stores additional instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server device to:

update the token store with the refreshed authentication token and a reference associating the refreshed authentication token with the first authentication token.

11. The enterprise identity provider server device of claim 7 , wherein the memory stores additional instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server device to:

redirect, via the communication interface, a request from the enterprise server to the federated identity service provided by the federated identity provider server.

12. The enterprise identity provider server device of claim 7 , wherein the memory stores additional instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server device to:

retrieve, from a token store, the second authentication token based on a reference associating the first authentication token with the second authentication token.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:

receiving a second authentication token from a federated identity provider server, the second authentication token configured to enable access to a second set of resources in a third-party system using a federated identity service provided by the federated identity provider server;

providing a first authentication token to an enterprise server, the first authentication token configured to assert identities of users within a computing environment hosted by the enterprise server, and enable access to a first set of resources in an enterprise system; and

providing the second authentication token to the enterprise server in response to receipt, by the enterprise server, of the first authentication token so that the enterprise server enables access to the second set of resources in the third-party system, the third-party being outside the enterprise system:

sending a request to the federated identity provider server to regenerate the second authentication token, wherein the federated identity provider server generates a refreshed authentication token; and

sending to the enterprise server, the refreshed authentication token, wherein sending the refreshed authentication token to the enterprise server enables user devices managed by the enterprise server to access the second set of resources.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

storing, in a token store, the second authentication token and a reference associating the second authentication token with the first authentication token.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

receiving the refreshed authentication token from the federated identity provider server.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

redirecting a request from the enterprise server to the federated identity service provided by the federated identity provider server.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:

retrieving, from a token store, the second authentication token based on a reference associating the first authentication token with the second authentication token.

Assignments (9)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 15, 2025
From: CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP, INC.; CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072488/0172 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2024
From: CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. (F/K/A TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.); CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067662/0568 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 14, 2023
From: CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. (F/K/A TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.); CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063340/0164 →
RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT (REEL/FRAME 062113/0001) Recorded Apr 14, 2023
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.; CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. (F/K/A TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.)
Reel/Frame 063339/0525 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 7, 2022
From: TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.; CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062112/0262 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 7, 2022
From: TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.; CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062113/0470 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 7, 2022
From: TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.; CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062113/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2022
From: CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 062079/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2020
From: FEIJOO, RICARDO; KLUDY, TOM MICHAEL
To: CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 052929/0260 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15679686 · Aug 17, 2017
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