Home router authentication device
US11531991B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0853
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user authorization device (or UAD) physically connected to a user's router to aid in the authentication of the user. A bank server polls the user's router to verify that the UAD is connected to the router before granting the user the capability to perform transactions on the user's account that would be otherwise restricted. The bank server implements a set of policies designed by the user that require the UAD to be present for some transactions with the account to be performed. The presence of this device thus adds an extra layer of security to such financial transactions beyond the use of a username and password.
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