Christopher Allen Borneman - Leesburg VA, US James Gerard Kobielus - Alexandria VA, US Jeffrey Dean Nigriny - Purcellville VA, US Robert Edmund Sherwood - Burke VA, US Vijay Kumar Takanti - Fairfax VA, US
Assignee:
Exostar Corporation - Herndon VA
International Classification:
H04L 9/32 G06F 21/00 G06F 15/16
US Classification:
713175, 713156, 713176, 726 1, 726 10
Abstract:
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention enable explicit and multilateral trust across a community of federated servers via a network. A trusted third party establishes a framework of policies and procedures governing a federation. Organizations joining the federation submit to an audit process of internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the policies and procedures of the federation. Upon successful completion of an audit, an organization may receive a digital certificate containing the digital public key of the organization and indicating approval of the trusted third party. The organization may then use the associated digital private key for signing security assertions associated with a request for resources from another federation service provider. The service provider may trust the assertion from the organization based on trust placed in trusted third party by the service provider and the trust placed in the organization by the trusted third party.
Systems And Methods For Enabling Trust In A Federated Collaboration
Christopher Borneman - Leesburg VA, US James Kobielus - Alexandria VA, US Jeffrey Nigriny - Purcellville VA, US Robert Sherwood - Burke VA, US Vijay Takanti - Fairfax VA, US
International Classification:
H04L 9/00
US Classification:
713170000
Abstract:
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention enable explicit and multilateral trust across a community of federated servers via a network. A trusted third party establishes a framework of policies and procedures governing a federation. Organizations joining the federation submit to an audit process of internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the policies and procedures of the federation. Upon successful completion of an audit, an organization may receive a digital certificate containing the digital public key of the organization and indicating approval of the trusted third party. The organization may then use the associated digital private key for signing security assertions associated with a request for resources from another federation service provider. The service provider may trust the assertion from the organization based on trust placed in trusted third party by the service provider and the trust placed in the organization by the trusted third party.