USING AN AUTHENTICATION TICKET TO INITIALIZE A COMPUTER

• US 20090036096A1
• Filed: 07/30/2007
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ibrahim, Wael M.
• Application Number:
  US11/830,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20090036096A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3213 using tickets or tokens, e.g. Kerberos network architectures or network communication protocols for entities authentication using tickets in a packet data network H04L63/0807
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083

Abstract

A method comprises authenticating a wireless communication device, receiving an authentication ticket from a server if the wireless communication device is successfully authenticated, and providing the authentication ticket by the wireless communication device to a computer to enable the computer complete an initialization process.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

authenticating a wireless communication device;

receiving an authentication ticket from a server if said wireless communication device is successfully authenticated; and

providing said authentication ticket by said wireless communication device to a computer to enable the computer complete an initialization process.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising authenticating a user of said wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein receiving the authentication ticket comprises receiving the authentication ticket from the server if both of said wireless communication device and said user are successfully authenticated.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the computer authenticating the authentication ticket.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a password to an operating system if said authentication ticket is successfully authenticated.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising deleting the authentication ticket upon or after providing the password to the operating system.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising forcing a user to change the password.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein authenticating the wireless communication device comprises comparing information unique to the wireless communication device to a template.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising registering the wireless communication device with the server.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein registering the wireless communication device with the server comprises storing information unique to the wireless communication device on the server.

11. A system, comprising:

logic; and

a wireless transceiver;

wherein, via said wireless transceiver, said logic receives an authentication ticket from a server and provides said authentication ticket to a computer to enable the computer to complete a boot process.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the logic authenticates a user of said system.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein said logic provides information unique to the system to the server to enable the server to authenticate the system.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein said system comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a cell phone, a smart phone, a mobile device, and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

15. The system 11 further wherein said system wirelessly provides said authentication ticket to said computer.

16. A system, comprising:

a processor that receives an authentication ticket from a wireless communication device, authenticates said ticket, and enables a boot process to complete if said ticket is successfully authenticated.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein said processor authenticates said ticket by comparing the received ticket to a template.

18. The system of claim 16 further comprising an operating system executable by said processor, wherein said processor enables the boot process complete by causing a password to be provided to the operating system.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the processor forces a user to change the password.

20. The system of claim 16 wherein said system also authenticates a user of the wireless communication device.