System and method for accomplishing two-factor user authentication using the internet
US7590859B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/081
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of accomplishing two-factor user authentication, comprising providing two separate user authentication methods, enabling a user to communicate authentication data for both authentication methods to a first web site using the internet, and enabling the communication of at least some of the authentication data from the first web site to a second web site also using the internet. Both web sites are thus involved in user authentication using the authentication data.
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