Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for applying a partial password in a multi-factor authentication scheme
- Patent Title (中): 在多因素认证方案中应用部分密码的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13010826Application Date: 2011-01-21
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Publication No.: US08667280B2Publication Date: 2014-03-04
- Inventor: VenkataBabji Sama
- Applicant: VenkataBabji Sama
- Applicant Address: US NY Islandia
- Assignee: CA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: CA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Islandia
- Agency: Quinn Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04L9/32
- IPC: H04L9/32

Abstract:
A method includes receiving, via a server, a User ID and Password from a client device, and generating a Secret PIN (SPIN). Values for a Partial Password and an encrypted version of the SPIN (ESPIN) are determined. The method includes challenging a user of the client device with a challenge that prompts the user to enter the Partial Password and an ESPIN. An Additional Factor, e.g., a One-Time Password from a Shared Secret, is locked using the SPIN. The Partial Password and challenge unlock the Additional Factor. The method includes authenticating the identity using the unlocked Additional Factor. A system includes a server in communication with a client device, and a non-transitory memory device on which is recorded process instructions for authenticating the identity of a user of the client device. The server executes the instructions to thereby authenticate the identity of the user using the unlocked Additional Factor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110208964A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A PARTIAL PASSWORD IN A MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SCHEME Public/Granted day:2011-08-25
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