US Patent 11582218 Management of access credentials

Various embodiments include computing devices and methods for management of access credentials. A processor of a computing device may receive an authentication request from a client application support service to authenticate a client application. The processor may send a response comprising an authentication token to the client application support service. The processor may receive from the client application support service a request for an access token to access a target system. The processor may send a response comprising the access token to the client application support service to enable the client application support service to access the target system using the access token on behalf of the client application.