Method for obtaining at least one item of user authentication data
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1. A method for obtaining at least one item of user specific authentication data, wherein the user specific authentication data is used for forming a connection to an information service having a service provider, which method comprises the steps of:
- sending a request for transmission of new user specific authentication data from the user to the information service provider to enable the user to initially form a connection to the information service,processing the request at the service provider to form the new user specific authentication data in accordance with information in the request,sending a reply message including the new user specific authentication data to the user, andreceiving the reply message with the user specific authentication data at the user,and wherein the user specific authentication data is obtained at least partly by using paging or a short message service, and further comprising the steps of;
including address information in the request for transmission of the user specific authentication data in accordance with which the reply message is to be sent, andverifying the address information in the reply message before sending the user specific authentication data to the user.
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Abstract
A method for obtaining at least one item of user specific data, wherein the user specific data is obtained at least partly by using paging or a short message service.
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1. A method for obtaining at least one item of user specific authentication data, wherein the user specific authentication data is used for forming a connection to an information service having a service provider, which method comprises the steps of:
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sending a request for transmission of new user specific authentication data from the user to the information service provider to enable the user to initially form a connection to the information service, processing the request at the service provider to form the new user specific authentication data in accordance with information in the request, sending a reply message including the new user specific authentication data to the user, and receiving the reply message with the user specific authentication data at the user, and wherein the user specific authentication data is obtained at least partly by using paging or a short message service, and further comprising the steps of; including address information in the request for transmission of the user specific authentication data in accordance with which the reply message is to be sent, and verifying the address information in the reply message before sending the user specific authentication data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18)
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13. A system for obtaining at least one item of user specific authentication data, wherein the user specific authentication data is used for forming a connection to an information service having a service provider, which system comprises:
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means for sending a request for transmission of new user specific authentication data from the user to the information service provider to enable the user to initially form a connection to the information service, means for processing the request at the service provider to form the new user specific authentication data in accordance with information in the request, means for sending a reply message including the new user specific authentication data to the user, and means for receiving the reply message with the user specific authentication data at the user, and wherein the system further comprises; means for obtaining user specific authentication data by using at least partly paging or a short message service, means for including address information in the request for transmission of the user specific authentication data in accordance with which the reply message is to be sent, and means for verifying the address information in the reply message before sending the user specific authentication data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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