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System and methods for ensuring confidentiality of information used during authentication and authorization operations

  • US 9,059,990 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2014
  • Issued: 06/16/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing confidentiality of information of a user of a service, comprising:

  • receiving a request to perform an operation control procedure for the service;

    identifying the user of the service;

    selecting, based on a database of trusted devices, a trusted device associated with the identified user of the service, comprising;

    upon detecting two or more trusted devices being associated with the identified user of the service, identifying current malware threats to information security of the detected two or more trusted devices; and

    selecting the trusted device to avoid the identified current malware threats based at least on information security software installed on each of the two or more trusted devices and data relating to an operating system of each of the two or more trusted devices;

    sending, to the selected trusted device, a request to enter confidential information of the user on the trusted device, wherein the confidential information is used to perform the operation control procedure;

    receiving the confidential information from the selected trusted device; and

    performing the operation control procedure using the received confidential information.

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