Setting a password on a device
US10298397B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/71
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide a server, a device and methods for providing security data to a device requiring a password for use in protecting a function of the device. An example method comprises communicating a device identifier to the server; the server communicating security data to the device, wherein the password is derivable, at least in part, from the security data; the device deriving the password, at least in part, from the security data and storing the password as the access code for the protected function; and the server storing the device identifier with an association to the password.
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