AUTHENTICATION AND SECURE COMMUNICATION WITH APPLICATION EXTENSIONS

摘要

Systems and methods authenticate with application extensions. An application extension requests a token from a local application. The local application generates a token and either inserts the token into a protected storage accessible only by the application extension being run by the current user or returns the token back to the application extension after being confirmed by the legitimate user. The application extension uses the token to authenticate itself with the local application.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a local application, a token request; and in response to receiving the token request, inserting a token into a user-specific protected storage associated with an application extension, wherein the application extension and the local application utilize the token to authenticate communications between the application extension and the local application.