Patents by Inventor Peter Andrew Rowley

Peter Andrew Rowley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080189778
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for authenticating a client is described. In one embodiment, an identity provider server authenticates the client that is redirected from a relying party server. The identity provider server authenticates the client without receiving a replayable credential from the client. Upon authentication of the client, the identity provider server transmits a token of authentication to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Andrew Rowley
  • Publication number: 20080126499
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining referential integrity in a plurality of directory servers is described. In one embodiment, a first directory server receives a request to operate on an entry in the first directory server. The request is serially repeated in at least one other directory server if the operation on the entry in the first directory server is not valid. The at least one other directory server communicates indirectly with the first directly server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Andrew Rowley
  • Publication number: 20080126309
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing groups in a directory server is described. In one embodiment, in response to a request for accessing a static group, an action represented by an attribute of an entry of the directory server is dynamically performed. A result of the action is returned as part of a response of the static group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Andrew Rowley
  • Publication number: 20080126355
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a directory server is described. In one embodiment, a value of an attribute of an entry in the directory server is received. The value of the attribute identifies a group. The entry is added to a group based on the value of the attribute. A content of the group is dynamically changed based on the value of the attribute of the entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Andrew Rowley
  • Publication number: 20080126438
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing log per entry in a directory server is described. In one embodiment, the directory server receives a request to operate on an entry in the directory server. The directory server operates on the entry. The information of the operation on the entry is stored in a log attribute of the entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Andrew Rowley
  • Publication number: 20080098009
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing groups in a directory server is described. In one embodiment, an addition of an identifier of a group to an entry in the directory server is received. A value of an attribute in the entry is updated with the identifier of the group. A content of the group is dynamically changed based on the addition of the identifier of the group to the entry in the directory server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Andrew Rowley