Remote authentication and passwordless password reset
US10454900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/062
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A passwordless reset technique includes actions to receive a request for a password reset, wherein the request password reset is initiated at a first device, determine that the first device is a trusted device, authenticate the user in order to obtain a cloud key from a network device, wherein the cloud key is associated with the first device, derive a key encryption key using the cloud key, decrypt a local storage key using the key encryption key, decrypt a local storage using the local storage key to obtain a content encryption key, obtain a new password via user input, re-encrypt the content encryption key, and transmit it to the network device, derive a new authentication token using the new password, and transmit the new authentication token to the network device.
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