Multifactor authentication through cryptography-enabled smart cards
US12200134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/082
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There are provided systems and methods for multifactor authentication through cryptography-enabled smart cards. A user may engage in transactions or other online interactions that may require multifactor authentication, such as by providing a secondary or further piece of evidence or information that is used to more securely trust the user and that they are not another malicious user. The user may utilize a physical card that includes a microchip embedded to a surface, where the microchip includes a key or other cryptographic signing function to be able to be scanned and digitally sign a request for authentication from a computing device. A user's computing device may then be brought into close proximity to the microchip when a request to scan the card's microchip is received. The user's computing device may then use wireless signals to activate the microchip and perform a multifactor authentication.
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