Citrix Systems, Inc.
SINGLE-SIGN-ON FOR THIRD PARTY MOBILE APPLICATIONS

Abstract:

A mobile computing device includes a memory and a processor cooperating with the memory to operate a first native SaaS application requiring authentication to access a first SaaS service, and operate a virtual private network (VPN) application. The VPN application is to store an identity provider (IDP) authentication token based on authentication of the VPN application with an identity provider, and intercept traffic from the first SaaS service to the first native SaaS application. The intercepted traffic is modified by inserting the IDP authentication token to be presented to the identity provider without requiring the user to login for authentication, and with the identity provider providing a first SaaS application access token to the VPN application upon authentication.