Method, apparatus, and system for sending credentials securely

摘要

A software application executing in a first local operating environment may be used to connect to a remote server that requires a credential of a user to complete a transaction. In a second local operating environment that operates external to the first local environment, a user may be authenticated based on a user input received in the second local operating environment. The credential of the user may be securely communicated to the remote server from the second local operating environment. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

主权项

1. A computing platform comprising:
a hardware processor to execute instructions; one or more hardware storages to store information; a first operating environment to access at least the hardware processor to execute a first software application to interact with a remote server, the first software application to determine whether an agent of the remote server is adapted to receive secure transmission of user credentials; a second operating environment to execute a second software application, wherein responsive to the determination that the agent of the remote server is adapted to receive the secure transmission, the second operating environment is to authenticate a user credential to the remote server in a secure input mode not visible to the first operating environment and communicate the user credential to the remote server to initiate a secure session with the remote server; and an input device to collect user input for reception in the second operating environment.