| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for caching credential information within a communication system. A set of client devices (106, 107) communicate using a first communication network (102) to access resources (205, 206, 207), available on a second data network (104), within a protected realm (230) where the protected realm requires credentials. A credential caching proxy server (114) intercepts and caches (214) a client's credentials when a credential is first sent from the wireless user agent to a protected server. The cached credential is then used for all subsequent requests to resources within the same protected realm. Alternatively, the proxy server sends a special request to a client device requesting a credential for a particular resource. <IMAGE> |
