General Electric Company
Apparatus and method for obtaining up-to-date security credentials

Abstract:

A credentials database that includes a first credentials locker with a first path defining the location of the first locker, and a second credentials locker. An application program is executed and the application program is a computer program that has direct interaction with a user. A first service program and a second service program are executed, and the first service program and the second service program do not have direct interaction with the user. The first service program is called by the application program, and the second service program is called by the first service program. The first service program uses security credentials to request and obtain data from the second service program, and the second service program. The first service program always has access to and is able to obtain the current credentials.