CPC H04L 63/0815 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0281 (2013.01); H04L 63/0884 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/1001 (2022.05); H04L 67/56 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for improving secure access to cloud-based application programs, comprising:
receiving, by an identity provider, a single-sign-on request from a device for access to a cloud-based application program, the device directed by an application server to a cloud network location of the identity provider, the identity provider configured to authenticate computer security validation requests for the application program;
validating, by the identity provider, the single-sign-on request;
in response to validating the single-sign-on request, directing, by the identity provider, the device to a cloud network location of an application proxy server along with a valid identification assertion, the device thereafter communicates via the application proxy server for subsequent accesses to the application program, the application proxy server not co-located with the application server.
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