Systems and methods for device authentication

• US 10,419,226 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2017
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qwerx Incorporated
• Original Assignee: infOsci, LLC
• Inventors: Ellingson, John, Ottoson, Thomas Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Darren B
• Application Number:
  US15/694,745
• Publication Number:
  US 20180131526A1
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/88 Medical equipments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1441 Countermeasures against malicious traffic countermeasures against attacks on cryptographic mechanisms H04L9/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1458 Denial of Service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/14 using a plurality of keys or algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/30 Public key, i.e. encryption algorithm being computationally infeasible to invert or user's encryption keys not requiring secrecy
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/321 involving a third party or a trusted authority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3268 using certificate validation, registration, distribution or revocation, e.g. certificate revocation list [CRL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/75 Temporary identity

Abstract

Embodiments include methods, and systems and computing devices configured to implement the methods of authenticating a computing device. A processor of a medication delivery device may obtain a transitory identity and may send the transitory identity to a second computing device and a third computing device. A processor of the second computing device may send the transitory identity to the third computing device with a request to authenticate the medication delivery device. The processor of the third computing device may authenticate the identity of the medication delivery device in response to determining that the transitory identity received from the medication delivery device matches the transitory identity received from the second computing device.

Claims

1. A system for authenticating a medication delivery device to a to a second computing device through interaction with a third computing device, comprising:

the medication delivery device, comprising;

a first communication interface; and

a first processor coupled to the communication interface and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

obtaining an ephemeral first transitory identity at the medication delivery device;

sending the first transitory identity to the second computing device and to the third computing device;

receiving an ephemeral second transitory identity from the second computing device;

sending a first authentication query including the second transitory identity to the third computing device; and

receiving from the third computing device an indication of whether the second computing device is authenticated;

the second computing device, comprising;

a second communication interface; and

a second processor coupled to the communication interface and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

obtaining the second transitory identity at the second computing device;

sending the second transitory identity to the medication delivery device and to the third computing device;

receiving the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device;

sending a second authentication query including the first transitory identity to the third computing device; and

receiving from the third computing device an indication of whether the medication delivery device is authenticated; and

the third computing device, comprising;

a third communication interface; and

a third processor coupled to the communication interface and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device;

receiving the second authentication query;

determining whether the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the first transitory identity from the second computing device;

sending to the second computing device the indication of whether the medication delivery device is authenticated based on the determination of whether the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the first transitory identity from the second computing device;

receiving the second transitory identity from the second computing device;

receiving the first authentication query;

determining whether the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the second transitory identity from the second computing device; and

sending to the medication delivery device an indication of whether the second computing device is authenticated based on the determination of whether the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the second transitory identity from the second computing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second computing device is configured to receive telemetry from the medication delivery device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor of the third computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending an instruction to each of the medication delivery device and the second computing device to obtain an ephemeral new transitory identity.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the processor of the third computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that sending the instruction to each of the medication delivery device and the second computing device to obtain the new transitory identity comprises:

sending the instruction to each of the medication delivery device and the second computing device to obtain the new transitory identity in response to determining that the first transitory identity from the second computing device does not match the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the processor of the second computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that sending the instruction to each of the medication delivery device and the second computing device to obtain the new transitory identity comprises:

sending the instruction to each of the medication delivery device and the second computing device to obtain the new transitory identity in response to determining that the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device does not match the second transitory identity from the second computing device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the processor of the medication delivery device, the processor of the second computing device, and the processor of the third computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to repeat their respective operations at a frequency that is less than a determined time interval required for an attacker to obtain and use the first and second transitory identities.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the processor of the medication delivery device, the processor of the second computing device, and the processor of the third computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to repeat their respective operations at a frequency that is less than a determined time required by an attacker to obtain and use the first, second, and third transitory identities.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor of the medication delivery device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

generating a text string and generating an encrypted version of the text string;

sending the generated text string to the second computing device;

sending the generated encrypted text string to the third computing device; and

receiving from the second computing device an indication of whether the medication delivery device is authenticated based on the text string sent to the second computing device and the encrypted text string sent to the third computing device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor of the medication delivery device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

performing an information transaction with the second computing device in response to receiving from the second computing device an indication that the medication delivery device is authenticated.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor of the third computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

decrypting the encrypted text string from the medication delivery device; and

re-encrypting the decrypted text string and sending the re-encrypted text string to the second computing device to enable the second computing device to compare the re-encrypted text string and the text string sent from the medication delivery device to the second computing device.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor of the second computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving the text string from the medication delivery device;

receiving a re-encrypted text string from the third computing device;

determining whether the text string from the medication delivery device and the re-encrypted text string from the third computing device match; and

sending to one or more of the medication delivery device and the third computing device an indication of whether a participation of the medication delivery device is authenticated in response to the determining whether the text string from the medication delivery device and the re-encrypted text string from the third computing device match.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor of the third computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving the indication of whether the participation of the medication delivery device is authenticated; and

storing the indication of whether the participation of the medication delivery device is authenticated.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor of the medication delivery device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending a unit of static information to the third computing device;

receiving from the second computing device the unit of static information based on the determination that the first transitory identity from the second computing device matches the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device; and

presenting the unit of static information at the medication delivery device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor of the medication delivery device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the unit of static information includes a human-perceivable indicator.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor of the second computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving from the third computing device a unit of static information from the medication delivery device; and

sending to the medication delivery device the unit of static information based on the determination that the first transitory identity from the second computing device matches the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor of the third computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a unit of static information from the medication delivery device; and

sending to the second computing device the unit of static information based on the determination that the first transitory identity from the second computing device matches the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device.

17. A medication delivery device, comprising:

a communication interface; and

a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

obtaining an ephemeral first transitory identity;

sending the first transitory identity to a second computing device and to a third computing device;

receiving an ephemeral second transitory identity from the second computing device;

sending an authentication query including the second transitory identity to the third computing device;

determining whether an indication of authentication success or an indication of authentication failure is received from the third computing device; and

performing an information transaction with the second computing device in response to determining that an indication of authentication success is received,

wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to repeat the operations at a frequency that is less than a determined time interval required for an attacker to obtain and use the first and second transitory identities.

18. The medication delivery device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving an instruction from the third computing device to obtain a new transitory identity; and

obtaining an ephemeral new first transitory identity based on the instruction.

19. The medication delivery device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

determining that a duration of the first transitory identity has expired; and

obtaining an ephemeral new first transitory identity based on the determining that the duration of the first transitory identity has expired.

20. The medication delivery device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

performing a security action in response to determining that an indication of authentication failure is received.

21. The medication delivery device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending to the second computing device a request to perform an information transaction;

receiving from the second computing device an indication of whether the medication delivery device is authenticated; and

performing the information transaction in response to receiving an indication that the medication delivery device is authenticated.

22. The medication delivery device of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a request from the second computing device for the first transitory identity based on the request to perform the information transaction,

wherein sending the first transitory identity to the medication delivery device and to the third computing device is based on the request from the second computing device for the first transitory identity.

23. The medication delivery device of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

generating a text string and generating an encrypted version of the text string;

sending the generated text string to the second computing device;

sending the generated encrypted text string to the third computing device; and

receiving from the second computing device the indication of whether the medication delivery device is authenticated based on the text string sent to the second computing device and the encrypted text string sent to the third computing device.

24. A computing device, comprising:

a communication interface; and

a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving from a medication delivery device a request to perform an information transaction;

receiving from the medication delivery device an ephemeral transitory identity of the medication delivery device;

sending a request comprising the transitory identity to a second computing device to confirm an identity of the medication delivery device;

receiving from the second computing device an indication of whether the identity of the medication delivery device is confirmed; and

sending an indication of whether performance of the information transaction is enabled based on the indication of whether the identity of the medication delivery device is confirmed,

wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to repeat the operations at a frequency that is less than a determined time interval required for an attacker to obtain and use the transitory identity.

25. The computing device of claim 24, wherein the computing device is configured to receive telemetry from the medication delivery device.

26. The computing device of claim 24, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending a request to the medication delivery device for a transitory identity of the medication delivery device based on the request to perform the information transaction.

27. The computing device of claim 24, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a text string from the medication delivery device;

receiving a re-encrypted text string from the second computing device;

determining whether the text string from the medication delivery device and the re-encrypted text string from the second computing device match; and

sending to one or more of the medication delivery device and the second computing device an indication of whether a participation of the medication delivery device is authenticated in response to the determining whether the text string from the medication delivery device and the re-encrypted text string from the second computing device match.

28. The computing device of claim 27, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

enabling performance of the information transaction based on the determination that the text string from the medication delivery device and the re-encrypted text string from the second computing device match.

29. A computing device configured to communicate with a medication delivery device and a second computing device, comprising:

a communication interface; and

a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving an ephemeral first transitory identity from the medication delivery device;

receiving an authentication query comprising the first transitory identity from the second computing device;

determining whether the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the first transitory identity from the second computing device; and

sending to the second computing device an indication of whether the medication delivery device is authenticated based on the determination of whether the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the first transitory identity from the second computing device,

wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to repeat the operations at a frequency that is less than a determined time interval required for an attacker to obtain and use the first transitory identity.

30. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving an ephemeral second transitory identity from the second computing device;

receiving an authentication query comprising the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device;

determining whether the second transitory identity from the second computing device matches the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device; and

sending to the medication delivery device an indication of whether the second computing device is authenticated based on the determination of whether the second transitory identity from the second computing device matches the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device.

31. The computing device of claim 30, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending to the medication delivery device an indication of authentication success of the second computing device in response to determining that the second transitory identity from the second computing device matches the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device.

32. The computing device of claim 30, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending to the medication delivery device an indication of authentication failure of the second computing device in response to determining that the second transitory identity from the second computing device does not match the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device.

33. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending to the second computing device an indication of authentication success of the medication delivery device in response to determining that the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the first transitory identity from the second computing device.

34. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending to the second computing device an indication of authentication failure of the medication delivery device in response to determining that the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device does not match the first transitory identity from the second computing device.

35. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

determining that a duration of the first transitory identity has expired; and

sending an instruction to the medication delivery device to obtain a new transitory identity in response determining that the duration of the first transitory identity has expired.

36. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

determining that a duration of the second transitory identity has expired; and

sending an instruction to the second computing device to obtain a new transitory identity in response determining that the duration of the second transitory identity has expired.

37. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving from an electronic security system an indication of an unauthorized user; and

sending an instruction to one or more of the medication delivery device and the second computing device to obtain an ephemeral new transitory identity in response to the indication of the unauthorized user.

38. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving from the medication delivery device an encrypted text string and decrypting the encrypted text string;

re-encrypting the decrypted text string and sending the re-encrypted text string to the second computing device;

receiving an indication from the second computing device of whether a participation of the medication delivery device is authenticated; and

storing the indication of whether the participation of the medication delivery device is authenticated.

39. A method of authenticating interactions between a medication delivery device and a second computing device with support of a third computing device, the method comprising:

obtaining an ephemeral first transitory identity at the medication delivery device;

sending the first transitory identity to the second computing device and to the third computing device;

receiving in the second computing device the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device;

obtaining an ephemeral second transitory identity at the second computing device;

sending the second transitory identity from the second computing device to the medication delivery device and to the third computing device;

receiving in the medication delivery device the second transitory identity from the second computing device;

sending a first authentication query including the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device to the third computing device;

sending a second authentication query including the first transitory identity from the second computing to the third computing device;

receiving in the third computing device the first transitory identity from the first computing device;

receiving in the third computing device the second authentication query;

determining in the third computing device whether the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the first transitory identity from the second computing device;

sending by the third computing device to the second computing device an indication of whether the medication delivery device is authenticated based on the determination of whether the first transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the first transitory identity from the second computing device;

receiving in the third computing device the second transitory identity from the second computing device;

receiving in the third computing device the first authentication query;

determining by the third computing device whether the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the second transitory identity from the second computing device;

sending by the third computing device to the medication delivery device an indication of whether the second computing device is authenticated based on the determination of whether the second transitory identity from the medication delivery device matches the second transitory identity from the second computing device;

receiving in the medication delivery device from the third computing device an indication of whether the second computing device is authenticated; and

receiving in the second computing device from the third computing device an indication of whether the medication delivery device is authenticated.