A methododology is provided for facilitating authentication of a service. The methodology includes making a request to a first party for authentication of a service, the request including a first alias. A list of aliases associated with the service is then searched enabling a second party making the...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US7308709?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US7308709 - System and method for managing and authenticating services via service principal names
