Remote authentication system
US6751733B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To obtain a remote authentication system that securely authenticates with protecting biometrics information, which is user's personal information, and is firm on security when performing authentication of a person with the biometrics information, and a remote authentication method. The present invention encrypts biometrics information that is user's personal information, and transfers the biometrics information over a network in such a state that only an authentication server, which the user assigns, can decode the biometrics information. Therefore, it is possible to securely protect user's privacy that is the biometrics information in a style of reflecting user's intention, and to prevent reuse of invalid authentication information since it is possible to confirm the date and time, when the authentication information was generated, by the authentication server. Furthermore, it is possible to keep the security of a system firm since an authenticated side can confirm whether the user is authenticated.
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