Inventors:
James Holloway - Orlando FL, US
Jerry Birkes - Altamonte Springs FL, US
Alton Drake - Orlando FL, US
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Reno NV
International Classification:
H04L 29/06
US Classification:
726 8, 726 7, 726 9, 726 10, 709229
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus with computer readable media for creation of a common token, with at least one associated usage limitation, for authenticating a user within a multiple website environment are disclosed. The methodology employs a secured user authentication mechanism, for example, as a common token representative of the user, to be used in the authentication of a user and for performing secure online network transactions by the authenticated user in a multiple website environment. The common token can be used at a first website to perform a business, financial, or personal transaction for example; and then, the common token can be used again at a second website, a third website, etc. to perform one or more tasks on behalf of the authenticated user and within the token's usage or associated limitations.