METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING TERMINAL IDENTIFIERS

• US 20160036796A1
• Filed: 06/18/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Company Limited (Ant Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Xia, Jupeng
• Granted Patent: US 9,792,374 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/0431 Key distribution or pre-distribution; Key agreement
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a method for providing a terminal identifier to a terminal. During operation, a security server receives a registration information set from the terminal, in which the registration information set includes multiple pieces of equipment information from the terminal. The security server then generates a terminal identifier based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set. The security server then returns the terminal identifier to the terminal.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a terminal identifier, comprising:

receiving, by a security server, a registration information set from a terminal, wherein the registration information set comprises multiple pieces of equipment information from the terminal;

generating a terminal identifier based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set; and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the terminal identifier based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set comprises:

generating a character string based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set;

generating a signature based on the character string and a key of the security server;

generating the terminal identifier based on the character string and the signature, and

storing data indicating a corresponding relationship between the terminal identifier and the registration information set.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein returning the terminal identifier to the terminal comprises:

receiving an authentication information set from the terminal;

searching for the terminal identifier corresponding to the registration information set that matches the authentication information set from a plurality of mapping relationships between a respective terminal identifier and a respective registration information set; and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein searching for the terminal identifier corresponding to the registration information set that matches the authentication information set comprises:

searching for the terminal identifier corresponding to the registration information set for which a similarity to the authentication information set is greater than a predetermined threshold.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal at a plurality of predetermined time slots.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an authentication information set from the terminal;

updating the registration information set currently stored with the authentication information set;

receiving a new authentication information set;

searching for the terminal identifier corresponding to the updated registration information set that matches the new authentication information set; and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.

9. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a second information set acquisition module configured to receive an authentication information set from the terminal;

a terminal identifier search module configured to search for the terminal identifier corresponding to the registration information set that matches the authentication information set from a plurality of mapping relationships between a respective terminal identifier and a respective registration information set,

wherein the terminal identifier sending module is configured to return the terminal identifier to the terminal.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the terminal identifier search module is configured to:

search for the terminal identifier corresponding to the registration information set for which a similarity to the authentication information set is greater than a predetermined threshold.

7. A device for providing a terminal identifier, comprising:

a first information set acquisition module configured to receive a registration information set from a terminal, wherein the registration information set comprises multiple pieces of equipment information from the terminal;

a terminal identifier generating module configured to generate the terminal identifier based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set; and

a terminal identifier sending module configured to return the terminal identifier to the terminal.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the terminal identifier generating module is configured to:

generate a character string based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set;

generate a signature based on the character string and a key of the terminal identifier providing device;

generate the terminal identifier based on the character string and the signature, and

storing data indicating a corresponding relationship between the terminal identifier and the registration information set.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein the terminal identifier sending module is further configured to return the terminal identifier to the terminal at a plurality of predetermined time slots.

12. The device of claim 7, further comprising:

a second information set acquisition module configured to receive an authentication information set from the terminal;

the terminal identifier generating module further configured to update the registration information set currently stored with the authentication information set;

the second information set acquisition module further configured to receive a new authentication information set;

a terminal identifier search module configured to search for the terminal identifier corresponding to the updated registration information set that matches the new authentication information set; and

wherein the terminal identifier sending module is further configured to return the terminal identifier to the terminal.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for providing a terminal identifier, the method comprising:

receiving, by a security server, a registration information set from a terminal, wherein the registration information set comprises multiple pieces of equipment information from the terminal;

generating a terminal identifier based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set; and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.

14. The storage medium of claim 13, wherein generating the terminal identifier based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set comprises:

generating a character string based on the multiple pieces of equipment information in the registration information set;

generating a signature based on the character string and a key of the security server; and

generating the terminal identifier based on the character string and the signature, and

storing data indicating a corresponding relationship between the terminal identifier and the registration information set.

15. The storage medium of claim 13, wherein returning the terminal identifier to the terminal comprises:

receiving an authentication information set from the terminal;

searching for the terminal identifier corresponding to the registration information set that matches the authentication information set from a plurality of mapping relationships between a respective terminal identifier and a respective registration information set; and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein searching for the terminal identifier corresponding to the registration information set that matches the authentication information set comprises:

searching for the terminal identifier corresponding to the registration information set for which a similarity to the authentication information set is greater than a predetermined threshold.

17. The storage medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal at a plurality of predetermined time slots.

18. The storage medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an authentication information set from the terminal;

updating the registration information set currently stored with the authentication information set;

receiving a new authentication information set;

searching for the terminal identifier corresponding to the updated registration information set that matches the new authentication information set; and

returning the terminal identifier to the terminal.