Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Authenticating linked accounts
- Patent Title (中): 验证关联帐户
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Application No.: US11565611Application Date: 2006-11-30
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Publication No.: US08327428B2Publication Date: 2012-12-04
- Inventor: David W. Bailey , Lynn C. Ayres , Lin Huang , Yordan I Rouskov , Weiqiang Michael Guo
- Applicant: David W. Bailey , Lynn C. Ayres , Lin Huang , Yordan I Rouskov , Weiqiang Michael Guo
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract:
Embodiments of authenticating linked accounts are presented herein. In an implementation, an authentication service provides functionality to form links between a plurality of user accounts. A client may then authenticate by providing credentials for one account in a group of linked accounts, and is permitted access to each account in the group of linked accounts based upon the linking. Thus, a single sign-in of a client to one account may permit the client to obtain services for service providers corresponding to multiple linked accounts, without an individual sign-in to each account.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080134295A1 Authenticating Linked Accounts Public/Granted day:2008-06-05
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