Patent · US Expired

Universal authentication mechanism

US7188360B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Martin Gerdes · Monschau, DE
Frank Hartung · Herzogenrath, DE
Silke Holtmanns · Klaukkala, FI
Marko Schuba · Aldenhoven, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 22, 2002
Grant date	Mar 6, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W74/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A universal authentication mechanism for authenticating a user to a service provider (SP) is disclosed. An application device (ApD) requests a service for the user from the service provider (SP) and performs a transmission of a user identity (S10) identifying the user to the service provider (SP). The service provider sends a request for confirmation of the user identity (S20) to an authentication server (AS). The request comprises the user identity and a service identity identifying the requested service. The authentication server (AS) sends a request for service authentication (S50) to the authentication device (AuD) for confirmation. Based on the result of an analysis (S80) of a service authentication confirmation (S60) received from the authentication device (AuD), the authentication server (AS) sends a confirmation of the user identity (S90) confirming the identity of the user to the service provider (SP), which grants service access (S100).

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