US 12,463,963 B2
Centralized authentication storage and management for cloud-based services
Sanjay Ahuja, Irving, TX (US); and Praveen Atreya, Martinsville, NJ (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/589,148.
Prior Publication US 2025/0274447 A1, Aug. 28, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/083 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a gateway device configured to manage traffic between an on-premises network and a cloud-based service, that a first computing device connected to the on-premises network logs into the cloud-based service by way of the gateway device;
storing, by the gateway device based on the detection, an authentication token provided to the gateway device by the cloud-based service;
obtaining, by the gateway device, authorization data indicating that a second computing device connected to the on-premises network is authorized to access the cloud-based service; and
sharing, by the gateway device based on the authorization data, the authentication token with the second computing device, the authentication token useable by the second computing device to access the cloud-based service.