Abstract:
A credential security support provider (Cred SSP) enables any application to securely delegate a user's credentials from the client, via client side Security Support Provider (SSP) software, to a target server, via server side SSP software. The Cred SSP provides a secure solution based in part upon a set of policies. The policies can be for any type of user credentials and the different policies are designed to mitigate a broad range of attacks so that appropriate delegation can occur for given delegation circumstances, network conditions, trust levels, etc. Additionally, only a trusted subsystem, e.g., a trusted subsystem of the Local Security Authority (LSA), has access to the clear text credentials such that neither the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the server side nor the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the client side have access to clear text credentials.
Abstract:
A credential security support provider (Cred SSP) enables any application to securely delegate a user's credentials from the client, via client side Security Support Provider (SSP) software, to a target server, via server side SSP software. The Cred SSP provides a secure solution based in part upon a set of policies. The policies can be for any type of user credentials and the different policies are designed to mitigate a broad range of attacks so that appropriate delegation can occur for given delegation circumstances, network conditions, trust levels, etc. Additionally, only a trusted subsystem, e.g., a trusted subsystem of the Local Security Authority (LSA), has access to the clear text credentials such that neither the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the server side nor the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the client side have access to clear text credentials.
Abstract:
A credential security support provider (Cred SSP) is provided that enables any application to securely delegate a user's credentials from the client, via client side Security Support Provider (SSP) software, to a target server, via server side SSP software in a networked computing environment. The Cred SSP of the invention provides a secure solution that is based in part upon a set of policies, including a default policy that is secure against a broad range of attacks, which are used to control and restrict the delegation of user credentials from a client to a server. The policies can be for any type of user credentials and the different policies are designed to mitigate a broad range of attacks so that appropriate delegation can occur for given delegation circumstances, network conditions, trust levels, etc. Additionally, only a trusted subsystem, e.g., a trusted subsystem of the Local Security Authority (LSA), has access to the clear text credentials such that neither the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the server side nor the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the client side have access to clear text credentials.
Abstract:
A credential security support provider (Cred SSP) enables any application to securely delegate a user's credentials from the client, via client side Security Support Provider (SSP) software, to a target server, via server sid e SSP software. The Cred SSP provides a secure solution based in part upon a set of policies. The policies can be for any type of user credentials and t he different policies are designed to mitigate a broad range of attacks so t hat appropriate delegation can occur for given delegation circumstances, net work conditions, trust levels, etc. Additionally, only a trusted subsystem, e.g., a trusted subsystem of the Local Security Authority (LSA), has access to the clear text credentials such that neither the calling application of t he Cred SSP APIs on the server side nor the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the client side have access to clear text credentials.
Abstract:
A credential security support provider (Cred SSP) is provided that enables any application to securely delegate a user's credentials from the client, via client side Security Support Provider (SSP) software, to a target server, via server side SSP software in a networked computing environment. The Cred SSP of the invention provides a secure solution that is based in part upon a set of policies, including a default policy that is secure against a broad range of attacks, which are used to control and restrict the delegation of user credentials from a client to a server. The policies can be for any type of user credentials and the different policies are designed to mitigate a broad range of attacks so that appropriate delegation can occur for given delegation circumstances, network conditions, trust levels, etc. Additionally, only a trusted subsystem, e.g., a trusted subsystem of the Local Security Authority (LSA), has access to the clear text credentials such that neither the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the server side nor the calling application of the Cred SSP APIs on the client side have access to clear text credentials.
Abstract:
Un proveedor de soporte de seguridad de credencial (SSP de Credencial) permite a cualquier aplicación delegar de forma segura credenciales de usuario del cliente, a través del software de Proveedor de Soporte de Seguridad (SSP) de lado de cliente, a un servidor objetivo, a través de software SSP de lado de servidor. El SSP de Credencial proporciona una solución segura basándose en parte en un grupo de políticas. Las políticas pueden ser para cualquier tipo de credenciales de usuario y diferentes políticas se designan para mitigar una amplia escala de ataques para que la delegación apropiada pueda ocurrir para circunstancias de delegación dadas, condiciones de red, niveles de confianza, etc. Adicionalmente, sólo un subsistema confiado, por ejemplo, un subsistema confiado de la Autoridad de Seguridad local (LSA), tiene acceso a las credenciales de texto limpias de manera que ni la aplicación que llama de la APIS de SSP de Credencial en el lado de servidor ni la aplicación que llama de las APIs de SSP de Credencial en el lado de cliente tengan acceso a las credenciales de texto limpias.