User authentication system
US8438383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2115
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ID vault computer control program detects when a user's browser navigates to a third-party website that requires a user ID and password. If it hasn't done so already, it automatically requests a decryption key for a local encrypted vault file from a network server by supplying a personal identification number (PIN) from the user through the input device, a copy of the GUID, and a signature of GUID using a private key for the root certificate. If a decryption key is returned from the network server, the local encrypted vault file is unlocked and automatically supplies a corresponding user ID and password to log-on to the third-party website without the user.
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