System, device, and method of secure entry and handling of passwords
US10491379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices, system, and methods of secure entry and handling of passwords and Personal Identification Numbers (PINs), as well as for secure local storage, secure user authentication, and secure payment via mobile devices and via payment terminals. A computing device includes: a secure storage unit to securely store a confidential data item; a non-secure execution environment to execute program code, the program code to transport to a remote server a message; a secure execution environment (SEE) to securely execute code, the SEE including: a rewriter module to securely obtain the confidential data item from the secure storage, and to securely write the confidential data item into one or more fields in said message prior to its encrypted transport to the remote server.
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