×

System and method for authorization of access to a resource

  • US 20020194483A1
  • Filed: 07/25/2001
  • Published: 12/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system having a server and a client, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism, comprising:

  • a program module that directs the computer system and/or components thereof including at least one or the client or server, to function in a specified manner to provide message communications, the message communications occurring in a computer system hardware architecture neutral and operating system neutral and network transport protocol neutral manner for a resource owner authorizing a specific user the right to access a particular resource, the program module including instructions for;

    A. sending a resource tag to a specified user;

    B. receiving, back from the specified user, the resource tag sent earlier and a user credential information;

    C. verifying the user credential information;

    D. comparing a first cryptographic transformation of a first information item to a second cryptographic transformation of a second information item; and

    E. granting access to the particular resource only if the first cryptographic transformation of the first information item has a predetermined relationship with the second cryptographic transformation of the second information items, and otherwise denying access to the particular resource.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×