Method And System For Storing And Using A Plurality Of Passwords
First Claim
1. A method for authenticating an identity of a user, the method comprising:
- initiating a webpage browser session at a user device;
prompting, the user to provide an at identifier and an authentication element via the user input device;
receiving the account identifier and the authentication element from the user input device;
authenticating the identity of the user based upon the account identifier and the authentication element received from the user input device and allowing the user access a secure database comprising a plurality of stored website account identifiers and stored website authentication elements;
the user device connecting to and displaying a website, the website comprising a prompt to authenticate a website identity of the user to the website; and
automatically retrieving and transmitting the stored webs to user account identifier and stored website authentication element from the secure database for the specific website displayed.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a plurality of a user'"'"'s authentication elements. In a preferred embodiment a user initiates a webpage browser session at a user website access device and activates a password manager program. The user'"'"'s identity is authenticated to an authentication server and allowed to access a secure database comprising a plurality of website authentication elements. Thereafter, the user accesses a first secure website and the program determines the presence of a user authentication data field. When a user authentication data field is present the program instructs the authentication server to automatically transmit at least one of the authentication elements specific to the authentication data field of the first secure website to authenticate the user to the first website.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating an identity of a user, the method comprising:
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initiating a webpage browser session at a user device; prompting, the user to provide an at identifier and an authentication element via the user input device; receiving the account identifier and the authentication element from the user input device; authenticating the identity of the user based upon the account identifier and the authentication element received from the user input device and allowing the user access a secure database comprising a plurality of stored website account identifiers and stored website authentication elements; the user device connecting to and displaying a website, the website comprising a prompt to authenticate a website identity of the user to the website; and automatically retrieving and transmitting the stored webs to user account identifier and stored website authentication element from the secure database for the specific website displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for authorizing a user to a website, the system comprising:
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a memory unit for storing a plurality of website account identifiers and a plurality of website authentication elements for a single user, wherein each of the plurality of secure website account identifiers are associated with only one of the plurality of the website authentication elements; a means for controlling access to the memory unit based upon authentication of an identity of the user to the memory unit; and website access device comprising a means for accessing the memory unit and a communications link between the memory unit and the website; wherein the memory unit is adapted to automatically select a website account identifier and website authentication element specific to the website and transmit the website account identifier and website authentication element to the secure website to authenticate the identity of the user to the secure website. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer implemented authentication protocol comprising:
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initiating a webpage browser session at a user website access device; authenticating a user identity to an authentication server; accessing a secure database comprising a plurality of website authentication elements; accessing a first secure website and determining the presence of a user authentication data field; and the authentication server thereafter automatically transmitting at least one of the plurality of authentication elements specific to the authentication data field of the first secure website to authenticate the user to the first website. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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