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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8191128 | Systems and methods for controlling access to a public data network from a visited access provider To allow a user to access a public data network from a region of service operated by a visited access provider, the visited provider is supplied with an identity of a credit provider. The user is redirected to the credit provider, resulting in establishment of a tem... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8191129 | Apparatus and method for processing digital rights object An apparatus and a method that transmit and receive a converted format of a digital rights object between a device and a portable storage device. The apparatus for processing a digital rights object includes a transmitting/receiving module for receiving the rights o... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185941 | System and method of tamper-resistant control A method of tamper-resistant control comprising reading a flag of an electronic device with firmware, the flag indicating a provision enable/disable state of the electronic device and provisioning a management processor of the electronic device to facilitate communi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185942 | Client-server opaque token passing apparatus and method In the computer client-server context, typically used in the Internet for communicating between a central server and user computers (clients), a method is provided for token passing which enhances security for client-server communications. The token passing is opaqu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176539 | Methods for protecting against cookie-poisoning attacks in networked-communication applications The present invention discloses methods, media, and gateways for protecting against cookie-poisoning attacks in networked-communication applications. Methods include the steps of: creating a protected gateway cookie, generated by a gateway, for a server cookie, gene... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171534 | Two-way authentication using a combined code An authentication process for a client and a target service to perform mutual authentication. A combined code is received that comprises a combined code hash of at least two sets of data from which an encoding scheme of the at least two sets of data can be determine... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166530 | Method and system for supporting portable authenticators on electronic devices Systems and methods are provided for facilitating access to an electronic device. Password information is stored on the electronic device, and on a portable authenticator. When a user attempts to access the electronic device, the user is prompted to enter a password... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166532 | Decentralized access control framework A functional architecture is provided for decentralizing the authorization function of an access control system that incorporates user carried access devices, such as smart cards, and door controllers that interact so as to make access decisions. Access to individua... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166531 | Device registration system, device registration server, device registration method, device registration program, storage medium, and terminal device In a device registration system, user authentication and device authentication of a CE device are executed in a single session, and the user and the CE device are associated with each other if these authentications succeed. The CE device obtains information for the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161537 | Forensic toolkit and method for accessing data stored on electronic smart cards A tool kit for accessing data stored on an electronic SMART card is provided, the kit comprising a SMART card reader and recorder, at least one storage card, and a control card. The card reader and recorder is operative to read and copy the electronic SMART card ont... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156549 | Device independent authentication system and method A system is disclosed which facilitates authentication processes with web-enabled wireless devices, including those that do not support the use of cookie files. To facilitate such authentication, a web server analyzes an HTTP request file from a communication device... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151334 | Communication card for mobile network devices and authentication method for users of mobile network devices A removable communication card for mobile network devices, respectively a corresponding authentication method, which communication card includes a network interface module for bidirectional transmission of data with a network, an identification module for storing id... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8151335 | Proxy authentication methods and apparatus 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. Ve... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141141 | System and method for sequentially processing a biometric sample This invention provides for progressive processing of biometric samples to facilitate verification of an authorized user. The initial processing is performed by a security token. Due to storage space and processing power limitations, excessive false rejections may o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132244 | Mobile smartcard based authentication In an authentication server, information representing a first part of a response to a challenge is received during the authentication preparation phase. The challenge and the first part of the response are stored for further use. The challenge is resent and informat... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8132243 | Extended one-time password method and apparatus An OTP token for facilitating the authorizing of a client workstation to conduct a session with a server over the Internet is disclosed. Information at least partially identifying the server is provided to the OTP token and/or the client workstation, and a determina... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122491 | Techniques for physical presence detection for a communications device Techniques are provided for determining a physical presence setting. First information is received indicating whether a physical token of a user is detected with respect to a device associated with the user. The physical presence setting for the user with respect to... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117650 | Provisioning users to multiple agencies Apparatus and methods are described for providing employee cards to employees, such as PIV cards to federal employees, including provisioning the employees to a more than one agency (and more than one card) without requiring multiple instances of enrolling and adjud... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112793 | Image forming apparatus and image forming system An image forming system includes a client apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The client apparatus includes an authentication data storing area defining section that produces an authentication data storing area in an external storage medium; a writing section ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112794 | Management of multiple connections to a security token access device A security token access device, a user device such as a computing device or communications device, and a method for managing multiple connections between multiple user devices and the access device. The access device maintains connection information, including secur... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112795 | Non-contact type semiconductor device, mobile terminal device, and communication system There are provided a non-contact type semiconductor device, a mobile terminal device, and a communication system capable of suppressing unauthorized read, thereby assuring security. The non-contact type semiconductor device records information for identifying a read... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8099769 | System and method for trusted communication A method of establishing a trusted path of data and a method of verifying the integrity of data presented for signing to a user of the personalized device in a public-key cryptographic scheme. The method comprises establishing a trusted path between the user and sec... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099770 | Apparatus, and an associated methodology, for facilitating authentication using a digital music authentication token An apparatus, and an associated methodology, for facilitating authentication of a user device to access content at another device. A music file is selected as digital music authentication token. Once selected, authentication data is encoded into the music file. Subs... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099771 | Method for issuing IC card storing encryption key information It is possible to issue an IC card storing unique encryption key information in such a manner that re-issuing is enabled and sufficient security can be assured. An IC card provider X delivers an IC card having a group code G(A) to a company A and an IC card having a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095971 | Universal serial bus (USB) flash drive having locking pins and locking grooves for locking swivel cap In one embodiment of the present invention a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive with locking swivel cap includes a USB device, a swivel cap having a top swivel cap face and a bottom swivel cap face. The swivel cap is connectably attached to the USB device, four ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095972 | Secure authentication for web-based applications A method, system, and computer readable medium for facilitating user authentication for accessing an application hosted on an external web site by users in an enterprise network. A request is received from a user a request is received from a user to access the appli... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087074 | One time password A token calculates a one time password by generating a HMAC-SHA-1 value based upon a key K and a counter value C, truncating the generated HMAC-SHA-1 value modulo 10^Digit, where Digit is the number of digits in the one time password. The one time password can be va... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079069 | Cardspace history validator Before a relying party grants a client access to a resource, the last use of the security token by the client to access the resource of the relying party can be verified. Verification can be accomplished by comparing the last time the client sent the security token ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8079068 | Management of multiple connections to a security token access device A system and method for automatically managing a connection between a user device and a security token access device. The access device is adapted to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of user devices and to be securely paired with at least one of the plurality... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074266 | Memory card, data exchange system, and data exchange method By enabling to write information which is readable only by an IC card owner on an IC card without inputting a PIN and to authenticate a creator of the written information and prevent falsification, it is guaranteed that data written on the IC card can be read only b... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8074265 | Methods and systems for verifying a location factor associated with a token A server, method and/or computer-readable medium verifies a location factor associated with a token. The server generates a challenge and encrypts the challenge by a key commonly shared by the server and the token, and transmits the encrypted challenge to the token.... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065718 | Secure authentication using hardware token and computer fingerprint A method and apparatus for secure authentication of a hardware token is disclosed. In one embodiment, a host computer fingerprint is used to generate a partial seed for a challenge-response authentication which is performed on the hardware token. In another embodime... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065717 | Automated security token administrative services This invention provides a system, method and computer program product to allow a user to access administrative security features associated with the use of a security token. The administrative security features provide the user the ability to unlock a locked securit... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060922 | Consumer internet authentication device A method of allowing a user to authenticate to an authentication service while isolating information associated with the user from the authentication service includes generating a service user identifier (SUID) associated with an authentication code source, a subscr... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042164 | Device and process for unique internet access identification A process and device for uniquely identifying an Internet enabled device with a unique identification. The process can include receiving an identification when an Internet user accesses an Internet resource, and determining position-based information for at least on... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8042163 | Secure storage access using third party capability tokens A method for revocable token identifiers may be employed in a shared storage environment. An access server may generate access tokens and include revocable token identifiers previously obtained from storage devices. When clients present access tokens to storage devi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037516 | Authentication tokens for use in voice over internet protocol Setup of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call is initiated and an authentication token is received for the VoIP call that is set up, that indicates that the VoIP call is authorized. The authentication token is inserted into packets for the VoIP call. The packe... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032932 | Systems and methods for providing security token authentication Described herein are systems and methods for centralizing and standardizing implementation of security tokens so as to provide one token per one user for accessing business applications across an enterprise, providing scalability to support authentication of as many... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024784 | Method and system for providing remote secure access to a peer computer A method and system for allowing a user to access a peer from a remote system are described. The method and system include authenticating the user for the peer using an authentication server and providing a token for the peer and the user based on the authenticating... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8015599 | Token provisioning A method for provisioning a device such as a token. The device issues a certificate request to a Certification Authority. The request includes a public cryptographic key uniquely associated with the device. The Certification Authority generates a symmetric cryptogra... | 09/06/2011 |
