US 12,483,541 B1
Pre-built, pre-tested, and standardized connectors for end-to-end connection
Jenny Mustazza, Closter, NJ (US); and Anita Parker, Highland Park, NJ (US)
Assigned to Citibank, N.A., New York, NY (US)
Filed by CITIBANK, N.A., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/233,589.
Application 18/233,589 is a continuation of application No. 18/082,526, filed on Dec. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,729,161.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0823 (2013.01) [H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.05)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to connect to a service provider using pre-built and pre-tested standardized connectors with built-in security processes, comprising:
a processor of a software system communicatively coupled to a storage device, wherein the processor executes application code instructions that are stored in the storage device to cause the system to:
request a preconfigured and validated software system connection to client system data, the preconfigured and validated software system connection having an established type of certificate required from a certificate authority system and an established security level requirement, and having configured instructions that, when provided to the software system, allow a device of the software system to communicate an API call to the processor with appropriate formatting and parameters, wherein, before the software system requests the preconfigured and validated software system connection, the established type of certificate and the established security level requirement are established and the configured instructions are configured;
receive an API certificate signing request from the service provider;
receive a private key from the service provider; and
receive an approval to access client system data based on a communication from the service provider to the certificate authority system of the client system data, software system data, and the API certificate signing request.