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User authentication method and system using user's e-mail address and hardware information

  • US 8,056,122 B2
  • Filed: 05/26/2003
  • Issued: 11/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A user authentication method of authenticating a user in an authentication server module installed in a server, said module using information specifically indicative of the user'"'"'s hardware platform and the user'"'"'s e-mail address, the user authentication method comprising the steps of:

  • Determining whether an authentication client module including a hardware identification symbol uniquely identifying the hardware is present on the user'"'"'hardware, said authentication client module reading said identification symbol and storing it in said user'"'"'s authentication platform;

    if an authentication client module is not present, sending an authentication client module from the authentication server module to a user'"'"'s authentication platform for installation in said user'"'"'s authentication platform, said user'"'"'s authentication platform including a hardware having a hardware identification symbol that uniquely identifies said hardware and being readable by said authentication client module, said authentication client module reading said identification symbol;

    said server obtaining the user'"'"'s e-mail address and said hardware identification symbol as the user'"'"'s ID from said authentication client module;

    determining a user authentication by said authentication server module in said server according to whether or not the e-mail address and hardware identification symbol obtained from the authentication server module is identical to a user'"'"'s e-mail address and hardware identification symbol stored in an authentication database;

    said authentication server module transmitting a confirmation e-mail to a user in the case that an e-mail address which is identical to the received e-mail address does not exist in the authentication database;

    said server receiving from said user an identifier of the user'"'"'s e-mail address and the hardware identification symbol in response to said confirmation e-mail; and

    said authentication server module recognizing the identifier of the e-mail as a response e-mail for the confirmation e-mail transmitted to the user, storing the hardware identification symbol in the authentication database, and performing user authentication registration, wherein the confirmation e-mail is made up of a message written in hypertext markup language (HTML);

    activating said message and causing the e-mail address and the hardware identification symbol to be transmitted to the authentication server module.

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