Utilizing caveats for wireless credential access
US10848477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2209/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by an access control device, a credential token from a mobile device, wherein the credential token includes an access credential, a credential identifier, and a caveat that instructs the access control device to perform an associated action, determining, by the access control device, a credential type associated with the access credential based on the credential identifier, determining, by the access control device, a set of caveat rules associated with the credential type, wherein the set of caveat rules identifies one or more actions authorized for an access credential of the credential type, and performing, by the access control device, the associated action identified by the caveat in response to a determination that the associated action is an action authorized by the set of caveat rules associated with the credential type.
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