Method and system for the authentication of a user of a data processing system
US8166524B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/083
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of authenticating a user's data processing terminal for granting the data processing terminal access to selected services provided by a data processing system. The method includes performing a first, SIM-based authentication of the user's data processing terminal at an authentication data processing server in the data processing system, by operatively associating with the user's data processing terminal a first subscriber identity module issued to the data processing terminal user, for example, of a type adopted in mobile communication networks for authenticating mobile communication terminals. The authentication of the user's data processing terminal in the data processing system is conditioned to a second authentication, based on identification information provided to the user at a mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network to which the mobile communication terminal is connected, e.g. in the form of an SMS message.
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