Blockchain authentication via hard/soft token verification
US10476879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/082
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example operation may include one or more of storing a public key and one or more corresponding addresses associated with a user profile in a blockchain, creating a credential for the user profile based on the public key, forwarding the credential to the one or more addresses, receiving a request for access to a site from a user device associated with the user profile, and retrieving the credential based on the one or more addresses from the blockchain.
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