Method for signing a user onto a computer system

• US 20060174331A1
• Filed: 02/01/2006
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Utimaco Safeware AG (Austria) (Utimaco GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Utimaco Safeware AG (Austria) (Utimaco GmbH)
• Inventors: Schuetz, Harald
• Application Number:
  US11/345,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20060174331A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS

Abstract

A method for signing a user on to a computer system, whereby the user identifies himself/herself on the computer system by means of a certificate, and is authenticated in the computer system by means of sign-on data. In order to avoid the need for an authentication server, which furthermore allows user roaming, the sign-on data are determined in the computer system from the certificate.

Claims

1. A method for signing a user on to a computer system, comprising:

identifying the user on the computer system by means of a certificate; and

authenticating the user in the computer system by means of sign-on data determined in the computer system from the certificate.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the sign-on data consist of a user name and a password.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the certificate is read from a smartcard, by a reader device connected with the computer system.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of inputting an identification code assigned to the certificate on the reader device.