Wireless security module
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1. A system for authenticating a mobile device, the system comprising:
- a wireless security module separate from and having a preestablished relationship with the mobile device, the wireless security module having a secure memory storing security information establishing the preestablished relationship between the security module and the mobile device and including means for sending an authentication signal for authenticating the mobile device;
means for authenticating the mobile device based upon the authentication signal from the wireless security module; and
a wireless receiver for receiving the authentication signal, the means for authenticating the mobile device including means for establishing a trust relationship between the security module and an external device to which the mobile device seeks to be granted access, the means for authenticating the mobile device further operating to verify the existence of the preestablished relationship between the security module and the mobile device so that the trust relationship established for the security module can be granted to the mobile device.
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Abstract
A wireless security module (20) adapted to authenticate a mobile device (16), such as a mobile telephone, thereby to allow communication between the mobile device and a terminal (12), such as a self-service terminal. The wireless security module (20) is paired with the mobile device (16) and is adapted to send an authentication signal to the mobile device (16) or the terminal (12) using a wireless communication path, such as a telecommunications network or an IR link or a Bluetooth connection.
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1. A system for authenticating a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a wireless security module separate from and having a preestablished relationship with the mobile device, the wireless security module having a secure memory storing security information establishing the preestablished relationship between the security module and the mobile device and including means for sending an authentication signal for authenticating the mobile device; means for authenticating the mobile device based upon the authentication signal from the wireless security module; and a wireless receiver for receiving the authentication signal, the means for authenticating the mobile device including means for establishing a trust relationship between the security module and an external device to which the mobile device seeks to be granted access, the means for authenticating the mobile device further operating to verify the existence of the preestablished relationship between the security module and the mobile device so that the trust relationship established for the security module can be granted to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of authenticating a mobile device, the method comprising:
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sending an authentication signal from a wireless security module which is paired with the mobile device and which is separate from the mobile device, the security module including stored information indicating an association between the security module and the mobile device, the authentication signal including information for establishing a trust relationship between the security module and an external device with which the mobile device is to be used, the authentication signal including information indicating the association between the security module and the mobile device; receiving the authentication signal; establishing a trust relationship for the security module based on the authentication signal; and authenticating, at the external device, the mobile device based upon the received authentication signal, authenticating the mobile device based on the received authentication signal including sharing the trust relationship established for the security module.
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16. A wireless security module for pairing with a mobile device separate from the security module and authenticating the mobile device, the wireless security module comprising:
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means for storing security information indicating an association between the security module and the mobile device means for providing an authentication signal to an external device with which the mobile device to be used is the authentication signal including information for establishing a trust relationship between the security module and the external device, the authentication signal including further information indicating the association between the security module and the mobile device, in order to allow the mobile device to share the trust relationship established between the security module and the external device; and means for sending the authentication signal to allow the mobile device to be authenticated using a wireless communication path. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A self-service terminal comprising:
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means for receiving from a wireless security module an authentication signal for authenticating a mobile device separate from the security module; and means for determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access services based upon the authentication signal, the means for determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access services being operative to determine whether the authentication signal includes information authorizing the establishment of a trust relationship between the security module and the self-service terminal, the means for determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access services being further operative to determine whether the authentication signal includes information indicating an association between the security module and the mobile device so as to allow the mobile device to share any trust relationship that may be established for the security module. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An automated teller machine (ATM) comprising:
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means for receiving from a wireless security module an authentication signal for authenticating a mobile device separate from the security module; means for determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access services based on the authentication signal received, the means for determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access services being operative to determine whether the authentication signal includes information authorizing the establishment of a trust relationship between the security module and the ATM, the means for determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access services being further operative to determine whether the authentication signal includes information indicating an association between the security module and the mobile device so as to allow the mobile device to share any trust relationship that may be established for the security module; and means for providing information and services requested from the mobile device, in the event that the mobile device is authenticated.
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32. A method of operating an automated teller machine (ATM), the method comprising:
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receiving from a wireless security module an authentication signal for authenticating a mobile device separate from the security module; determining, at the ATM, whether the mobile device is authorized to access services based on the authentication signal received, determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access services including determining whether the authentication signal includes information authorizing the establishment of a trust relationship between the security module and the ATM determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access services further including determining whether the authentication signal includes information indicating an association between the security module and the mobile device so as to allow the mobile device to share any trust relationship that may be established for the security module; and providing information and services requested from the mobile device, in the event that the mobile device is authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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