×

Hardware-based credential distribution

  • US 8,572,699 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2010
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a server device, a resource access request from a remote entity, the resource access request including a unique identifier of the remote entity and a hardware profile of the remote entity;

    determining that the hardware profile matches at least a portion of a stored hardware profile associated with the unique identifier;

    determining that a credential distribution limit associated with the unique identifier of the remote entity has not been exceeded, the credential distribution limit limiting a number of credentials distributed by the server device;

    incrementing a credential distribution count value associated with the unique identifier of the remote entity; and

    transmitting, from the server device and responsive to determining that the credential distribution limit associated with the unique identifier has not been exceeded, a credential to the remote entity useful to access a resource.

View all claims
  • 3 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×