Method and apparatus for trusted federated identity management and data access authorization
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- INTERDIGITAL PATENT HLDG INC
- Publication Date
- 2012-10-31
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] Cross References to Related Applications
[0002] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from US Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 297,446, filed January 22, 2010, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. Background technique
[0003] A basic use of Trusted Computing (TC) for authentication may be to provide credentials for authentication to a Trusted System (TS) protected by eg a hardware Trusted Platform Module (TPM). As a primary security feature, this can bind credentials to a specific TS. Application of such authentication in wireless networks may be via Extensible Authorization Procedure-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS). Using single sign-on (SSO) for TS may present potential security issues. Contents of the invention
[0004] Systems, methods and means are disclosed that can provide Trusted Open ID (TOpenID) (as disclosed herein) integration with Open ID (OpenID).
[0005] A user of a wireless device...