ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING LOCAL IDENTITY PROVIDER SERVER FOR SINGLE SIGN ON AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

An electronic device may include a memory configured to store applications each associated with an initial identity provider (IDP) address for a remote single sign on (SSO) process. A controller may execute the applications, operate a local IDP server having a localhost IDP address associated therewith, and update the initial IDP address of the applications with the localhost IDP address. The local IDP server may, upon receipt of the request for IDP authentication from an application, determine whether an authentication token from a remote IDP server is stored in the memory, and when so, communicate the authentication token to the application, otherwise, obtain the authentication token from the remote IDP server, store the authentication token in the memory, and communicate the authentication token the given application for IDP authentication to permit the application to perform the remote SSO process.