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1. An authentication system for controlling access to resources on at least one computer, the authentication system comprising:
a protected computer having associated computer resources, the protected computer including a wireless signal receiver for receiving a wireless signal, a portable device configured to communicate with the protected computer, the portable device including:
a processor configured to provide a user interface configured to receive and to authenticate an identity of a user based on at least secret information known to the user of the portable device;the processor further configured to generate a unique value following a successful authentication, by the portable device, of the user; anda wireless transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the wireless signal including the unique value; and secure registry component, connected to the protected computer, the secure registry component configured to receive the unique value and successfully authenticate the user of the portable device where the unique value is matched to the user by the secure registry component, wherein the secure registry component is further configured to permit or deny access to the user of the portable device to operate the protected computer to access the associated resources so long as the portable device is within a minimum wireless signal proximity of the wireless receiver of the protected computer. |
