Abstract: A computer system is provided including a single sign-on system with applications and a data store storing user profiles, each including a user ID, wherein each of the user profiles has a corresponding application password for one or more of the applications, and a user profile administration tool. The user profile administration tool includes a password provisioning section where an administrator selects a user profile and further selects an application type. The application type includes an application type wherein the administrator resets the password for one or more of the applications. The application type also includes a stand-alone application type wherein the administrator resets a password for a stand-alone application. The user profile administration tool further includes a password synchronizing section wherein the user profile administration tool automatically synchronizes the application passwords with each of the corresponding user profiles.

Abstract: A system for digital certificate direction is provided. The system includes an application server having one or more applications and a user computer. The system also includes a certificate optional server that is operable to communicate with the user computer regarding access to the one or more applications. The certificate optional server is operable, when the user computer communication is associated with a digital certificate, to direct the user computer to a digital certificate mandated computer to promote access to the one or more applications. When the user computer communication is not associated with the digital certificate, the certificate optional server is operable to direct the user computer to a certificate generator.

Abstract: A system for preventing a user from interrupting a script launching one or more applications on a computer is provided. The system comprises a script operable to promote launching one or more applications. The system also comprises a security curtain application operable to prevent the user's input from interfering with operation of the script. The system further comprises enabling and disabling the security curtain application based upon one or more triggering events.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system for managing security using a SOAP message is provided. The system includes a SOAP message that has a security portion. The security portion of the SOAP message has at least one security component. The system includes a custom class and a handler. The custom class identifies the web services security version or draft of the security component within the SOAP message. The handler is operable based on the web services security version or draft related to the at least one security component promote processing of a security aspect of the SOAP message.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Directory Extension Service (DES) system and method for generating a count of a number of entries in a node or a number of entries in a node and any nested nodes in one or more directory databases. The Directory Extension Service may parse a count requests to generate one or more sets of commands to be sent to the one or more directory databases. The generated sets of commands may be particularly tailored according to proprietary operational attributes or controls supported by each vendor that implements a directory database. The count values retrieved from each of the directory databases may then be combined by the Directory Extension Service system and the resultant count value may be transparently presented to the application that has requested the count.

Abstract: A system for secure communication over a computer network. The system includes a web server, a component, and a service gateway. The web server is operable to receive a message from a customer application via a transport layer and validate a digital certificate associated with the message. The component, which may be a software component, receives the digital certificate from the web server at the transport layer and provides the digital certificate at an application layer. The service gateway receives the digital certificate at the application layer and identifies the customer application associated with the digital certificate. The service gateway promotes validation of the digital certificate and wherein the digital certificate is valid, the service gateway promotes communication of the message from the customer application to a supplier application.