International Business Machines Corporation
Cloud application acting on behalf of user

Abstract:

Embodiments are directed to a method of enabling cloud applications to act on behalf of a user, including: providing, by the processor, a plugin integrated with a web browser; configuring, by the processor, a plurality of cloud applications and one or more identity providers in the plugin; wherein the plurality of configured cloud applications are associated with the one or more identity providers; authenticating, by the processor, a user identity through one of the plurality of configured cloud applications; generating, by the one or more identity providers, an identity token responsive to authentication; providing, by the one or more identity providers, each of the plurality of configured cloud applications with the identity token; and acting, by any of the plurality of configured cloud applications, on behalf of the user with the identity token.