METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTICATION OF A USER FOR SUB-LOCATIONS OF A NETWORK LOCATION

摘要

METHODS AND SYSTEMS AUTHENTICATE A USER OF A SUB-LOCATION OF A NETWORK LOCATION BY USING A FIRST COOKIE (304) FOR AUTHENTICATION WITHIN THE NETWORK LOCATION, SUCH AS A DOMAIN OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB, AND ALSO USE A SECOND COOKIE (308) FOR AUTHENTICATION WITHIN A SUB-LOCATION OF THE NETWORK LOCATION. WHEN THE USER ATTEMPTS TO VISIT A NETWORK LOCATION OR SUB-LOCATION WITHIN THE NETWORK LOCATION, THE SERVER (112) OF THE NETWORK LOCATION AUTHENTICATES THE USER BY OBTAINING A PREVIOUSLY STORED COOKIE FROM THE USER'S COMPUTER (102) AND VALIDATING IT FOR THE NETWORK LOCATION. UPON BEING AUTHENTICATED BY THE VALIDATION, A COOKIE FOR A SUB-LOCATION WITHIN THE NETWORK LOCATION IS GENERATED FOR THE USER AND PROVIDED TO THE USER'S COMPUTER (102). WHEN THE USER ATTEMPTS TO ACCESS THE SUB-LOCATION WITHIN THE NETWORK LOCATION, THE COOKIE PROVIDED TO THE USER'S COMPUTER (102) FOR THE SUB-LOCATION IS OBTAINED AND VALIDATED TO AUTHENTICATE THE USER FOR THE SUB-LOCATION.