METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURABLE SMARTCARD

• US 20080229401A1
• Filed: 03/13/2007
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Magne, John
• Granted Patent: US 9,081,948 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/34 using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3234 involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853

Abstract

An embodiment relates generally to a method of using a token. The method includes embedding the token with at least one action and detecting a presence of the token. The method also includes authenticating the token; and executing an applet in response to a valid authentication of the token.

Claims

1. A method of using a token, the method comprising:

embedding the token with at least one applet;

detecting a presence of the token;

authenticating the token; and

executing the at least one applet in response to a valid authentication of the token.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the authenticating the token further comprises requesting for authentication information and validating the authentication information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one action is one of connecting to a universal resource locater.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising retrieving a data file from the universal resource locater.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the data file contains additional actions to be performed by the token.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the data file is an XML data file.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the universal resource locater is configured to transmit a web page to be displayed for a user.

8. An apparatus comprising means to implement the method of claim 1.

9. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1.

10. A system for a configurable token, the system comprising:

a server configured to provide application and data services;

a token management system configured to be executed on the server; and

at least one client coupled with the server;

a token configured with an applet; and

a security client configured to be executed on the at least one client, wherein the security client is configured to enroll a token with the token management system and execute the applet in response to the completion of the enrollment of the token.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the security client is configured to request for authentication information and validate the authentication information.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the applet includes an instruction to connect with a pre-determined site identified by a universal resource locater in response to a validation of the authentication information.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the applet further includes instructions for retrieving a data file from the pre-determined site.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the data file contains additional instructions to be performed by the applet.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the data file is an XML data file.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the security client is configured to display a web page from the predetermined site.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein applet has authenticated access to the web page.