Methods and systems for improving the security of secret authentication data during authentication transactions

US8959359B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8959359-B2
Application numberUS-201313804267-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Priority dateJul 11, 2012
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A method for improving the security of secret authentication data during authentication transactions is provided that includes converting the secret authentication data of a user into scrambled secret authentication data by associating a different text-string with each item of information included in the secret authentication data. The method also includes capturing the scrambled secret authentication data with a communications device, and conducting an authentication transaction with the captured authentication data.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for improving the security of secret authentication data comprising: determining a text-string for each item of information included in user secret authentication data, at least one text-string being from a text-string registry and at least one text-string being a new text-string; displaying the text-strings on a communications device; simultaneously capturing different authentication data types for the displayed text-strings from a user with th…

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What does patent US8959359B2 cover?
A method for improving the security of secret authentication data during authentication transactions is provided that includes converting the secret authentication data of a user into scrambled secret authentication data by associating a different text-string with each item of information included in the secret authentication data. The method also includes capturing the scrambled secret authent…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
White Conor Robert, Ahern James, Holland Christopher Eric, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F21/36. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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