Method and system for gateway-based authentication
US7503065B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/385
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system permits efficient user authentication based on a gateway rather than information or hardware of a user's communication device. The system may include a gateway that is operated by a trusted entity, the gateway logically connected between a communication network, such as the Internet, and the user's device. The gateway can authenticate a user using device-specific as well as user-specific identifiers, and the authentication can then be passed on to multiple applications that are accessible via the network.
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