Authentication method and devices for accessing a user account of a service on a data network
First Claim
1. An authentication method for accessing a user account of a service on a data network, the authentication method comprising:
- receiving, by the service, a request from a consulting device for said service, said request including a first authentication information element;
receiving, by the service, an information element sent by an authentication security device manager, the information element received by the service being based on a second authentication information element originating from a security device associated with the user account, the second authentication information element being obtained directly from the security device without any user intervention; and
authenticating, by the service, based on the first authentication information element and the information element received from the authentication security device manager,wherein the security device and the authentication security device manager communicate wirelessly directly, independently from the consulting device.
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Abstract
An authentication method for accessing a user account of a service (28) on a data network (26), includes the following steps:
reception (E20) by the service (28) of a request from a consulting device (10) for the service (28), the request including a first authentication information element,
reception (E60) by the service (28) of an information element sent by an authentication security device manager (34), the information received by the service (28) being based on a second authentication information element originating from a security device (16; 18) associated with the user account, and
authentication by the service (28), based on the first authentication information element and the information received from the authentication security device manager (34).
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17 Claims
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1. An authentication method for accessing a user account of a service on a data network, the authentication method comprising:
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receiving, by the service, a request from a consulting device for said service, said request including a first authentication information element; receiving, by the service, an information element sent by an authentication security device manager, the information element received by the service being based on a second authentication information element originating from a security device associated with the user account, the second authentication information element being obtained directly from the security device without any user intervention; and authenticating, by the service, based on the first authentication information element and the information element received from the authentication security device manager, wherein the security device and the authentication security device manager communicate wirelessly directly, independently from the consulting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17)
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15. A device implementing a service on a data network, the device comprising:
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one or more processors configured to receive a request from a consulting device of said service, said request including a first authentication information element, receive information sent by an authentication security device manager, the information received by the service being based on a second authentication information element originating from a security device associated with a user account, the second authentication information element being obtained directly from the security device without any user intervention, and authenticate, based on the first authentication information element and the information received from the authentication security device manager, wherein the security device and the authentication security device manager communicate wirelessly directly, independently from the consulting device.
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16. An authentication security device manager for accessing a user account of a service on a data network, the authentication device manager comprising:
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one or more hardware processing devices configured to receive authentication information originating from a security device, the authentication information being obtained directly from the security device without any user intervention, and transmit an information element to the service, based on an authentication information element, wherein the security device and the authentication security device manager communicate wirelessly directly, independently from a consulting device that transmitted a request for the service.
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