Proxy authentication methods and apparatus

US8151335B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

• John Wankmueller · Great Neck, US
• Cristian Radu · Beauvechain, BE
• David Anthony Roberts · Petworth, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 4, 2006
• Grant date: Apr 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F7/1025
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A proxy authentication method and apparatus is described for use in user authentication, e.g. for payment transactions.The authentication is carried out before the transaction between a electronic, e.g. digital identification device and a person terminal. Verification information is entered at the personal terminal to authenticate the user and if this is successful a verification flag is set in the digital identification device.The status of this flag, or an encrypted version thereof can be used by a transaction terminal of evidence that the user has been authenticated without having to transmit any secret identification information to the transaction terminal.