Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for enabling users to launch applications without entering authentication credentials
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Application No.: US14968935Application Date: 2015-12-15
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Publication No.: US09887979B1Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Sunil Pandita , Saurabh Agrawal , Prasad Agarmore
- Applicant: Symantec Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: FisherBroyles, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F21/44
- IPC: G06F21/44 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
The disclosed computer-implemented method for enabling users to launch applications without entering authentication credentials may include (1) receiving, at a server that hosts an application that requests authentication credentials from users before allowing the users to access the application, a request from an endpoint device to download the application, the request including a user token that identifies a user of the endpoint device, (2) in response to receiving the request, authenticating the user token within the request, (3) creating an authenticated version of the application by adding, to the application, an indication that the user token has been authenticated, (4) distributing the authenticated version of the application to the endpoint device, where the endpoint device (A) identifies, within the authenticated version of the application, the indication that the user token has been authenticated and (B) launches the authenticated version of the application without requiring the user to enter authentication credentials.
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