Controlled and client-side authentication module
US9477830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/60
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computerized method of accessing a secure resource using an application associated with a user's computing device is provided. The application is programmed, in part, to monitor user browsing activity and wherein the application has associated therewith one or more predefined Uniform Resource Locaters (URLs) to trusted sites, each having an associated trusted root certificate and security key. The method includes the application detecting a user attempt to log into a secure resource, the application scanning in-process browser processes to identify a browser process that is in a login state, the application associating the browser process in a login state with one of the trusted sites, the application initiating a new browser session with the trusted site using the associated predefined URL, the application obtaining a login password from the user, the application supplying to the trusted site the associated security key and login password, and the user's computer displaying subsequent browsing activity.
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