Computer application e.g. web browser, instance managing method for accessing e.g. web server, involves receiving request for accessing target provider and determining if instance accesses provider of same group other than target provider

摘要

#CMT# #/CMT# The method involves receiving a request for accessing a web service provider i.e. target provider, from a computer application e.g. web browser. Determination is made whether an active instance of application accesses one of the service providers belonging to a same group other than the target provider. The instance is utilized to access the target provider without re-executing an application operation. Another application instance is created for accessing the target provider and the operation is executed in the latter instance. #CMT# : #/CMT# Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a computer application instance managing device (2) a computer comprising a computer application instance managing device (3) a computer program comprising instructions for implementing a method of managing an instance of computer application (4) a recording medium comprising instructions for implementing a method of managing an instance of computer application. #CMT#USE : #/CMT# Used for managing an instance of computer application e.g. web browser, permitting to access a set of web service providers e.g. web servers, via a telecommunication network e.g. Internet, in multi-window execution environment, to obtain authentication data of a user, where the groups are predefined for regrouping the service providers requiring the execution of operation of the application (claimed). #CMT#ADVANTAGE : #/CMT# The method permits to control the execution of particular operation susceptible to be repeated by the application based on requests from different distant service providers. The method permits to effectively improve the security of the user in the utilization of single sign-on (SSO) type service, and permits to complete the single sign on (SSO)-type authentication protocol functionalities to permit a user to be authenticated near a web identity provider and to access the service providers without having to be re-identified or re-authenticated. The method permits to define the access to the providers of the same group, to be carried out in a same instance of application. #CMT#DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS : #/CMT# The drawing shows a flow chart illustrating a method of managing instance of computer application.`(Drawing includes non-English language text)`.