DEVICE AUTHENTICATION

摘要

The present invention relates to a computer network that provides secure authentication. The computer network comprises a server operable to generate a token comprising identification information; a first device to be authenticated, the first device being operable to receive the token; a second device associated with a trusted identifier, the second device being operable to retrieve the token from the first device and associate the token with the trusted identifier to authenticate the first device at the server.

主权项

1. A computer network that provides secure authentication, the computer network comprising:
a server operable to generate a token comprising identification information; a first device to be authenticated, the first device being operable to receive the token; a second device associated with a trusted identifier, the second device being operable to:
retrieve the token from the first device;associate the token with the trusted identifier to authenticate the first device at the server; wherein the second device is further operable to send authentication data comprising the associated token and the trusted identifier to the server, wherein the authentication data allow the first device to be authenticated via the trusted identifier based on the identification information comprised in the token, and the server comprises at least two components, the first component being operable to generate the token and the second component being operable to write the authentication data to a database and read the authentication data from the database.