SECURE PASSWORD DISTRIBUTION TO A CLIENT DEVICE OF A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for password distribution in a network comprising a client and a server, the method comprising:
- the client creating a first nonce;
the client sending the first nonce, an initial username, and a network address of the client to the server;
the client receiving a second nonce and a password from the server; and
the client associating the password with an access username if the first nonce is the same as the second nonce.
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Abstract
A password is securely distributed to a client device of a network by sending a first encrypted message from the client device to a server of the network, the first message comprising a nonce created by the client device, a username of the client device, and a network address of the client device, then sending a second message from the server to the network address of the client device, the second message comprising the nonce created by the client device, and a password created by the server. If the client device verifies that the nonce received from the server matches the nonce sent to the server, the password and username may be used to enable to client device to access information on the server. The first encrypted message may be an HTTPS message and the second message may be an SMS message.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for password distribution in a network comprising a client and a server, the method comprising:
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the client creating a first nonce; the client sending the first nonce, an initial username, and a network address of the client to the server; the client receiving a second nonce and a password from the server; and the client associating the password with an access username if the first nonce is the same as the second nonce. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable device comprising:
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a nonce creation module operable to create a first nonce; a transfer module, operable to send to send the first nonce, an initial username and a network address of the portable device to a network server; a message module operable to receive a second nonce and a password from the network server; a nonce verification module operable compare the first nonce and the second nonce; an access username creation module, operable to create an access username dependent upon the network address and the initial username; a memory operable to store the access username and the password if the first nonce is the same as the second nonce. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A sequence of messages for distributing a password to a client device of a network, the sequence comprising:
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a first message sent from the client device to a server of the network, the first message comprising; a nonce created by the client device; an initial username; and a network address of the client device; and a second message sent from the server to the network address of the client device, the second message comprising; the nonce created by the client device; and a password created by the server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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