Methods and apparatus for providing application credentials

Details Methods and apparatus for providing application credentials Methods and apparatus for providing application credentials

2003-10-29

2011-10-11

Dinh, Minh (Department: 2432)

Information security

Access control or authentication

Network

C726S007000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08037515

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for providing an application credential for an application running on a device. In one embodiment, a method provides an application credential to an application running on a device, wherein the application credential is used by the application to authenticate to a data server. The method comprises receiving a request to generate the application credential, wherein the request includes an application identifier. The method also comprises generating the application credential using the application identifier and a master credential associated with the device.

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