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Creating and using a specific user unique id for security login authentication

  • US 8,954,729 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2013
  • Issued: 02/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing a secure network user login procedure for a network, the method comprising:

  • retrieving configuration data on at least one hard drive in a computer connected to the network, including a serial number for the at least one hard drive;

    retrieving all media access codes associated with the computer;

    converting each of the media access codes to a character string and appending all of the media access code character strings together to form a single, long character string of all of the media access code strings;

    creating an unique identification (ID) for the computer by converting the serial number for the at least one hard drive to a character string, andappending the character string of the at least one serial number to the single, long character string of all of the media access code strings to create the unique ID for the computer;

    encrypting the unique ID; and

    storing the encrypted unique ID in a data file on the computer.

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