CPC H04L 63/0815 (2013.01) [G06F 21/41 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/062 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A computer-implemented method of authenticating clients accessing a cluster of a plurality of application hosting platform instances, the method comprising:
from a client authenticated to access a first application hosted on a first application hosting platform instance of the cluster via an authentication token, receiving, at a second instance of the application hosting platform, a request to access a second application hosted on the second application hosting platform instance of the cluster, wherein an application instance serves as the client;
responsive to the request, fetching the authentication token from the client to the second instance of the application hosting platform;
determining one of the application hosting platform instances of the cluster as being a primary authentication application hosting platform instance;
sending a validation request for the authentication token to the primary authentication application hosting platform instance;
receiving validation confirmation of the authentication token from the primary authentication application hosting platform instance; and
responsive to receiving validation confirmation, granting access to the second application hosted on the second application hosting platform instance to the client.
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