AUTHENTICATION OF PHONE CALLER IDENTITY

摘要

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for caller authentication is disclosed. The method includes: responsive to initiation of a telephone call by a caller from a first telephone unit to a second telephone unit, retrieving an identification object comprising identification information corresponding to the caller; encrypting the identification object using an encryption key stored on the first telephone unit; and transmitting, as part of the telephone call, the encrypted caller identification object to a telephone network destined for the second telephone unit.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a first telephone unit having a processor and logic executable by the processor, the logic executable by the processor to:
responsive to receiving a call from a second telephone unit, identify an encrypted identification object received from the second telephone unit;identify a telephone number corresponding to the second telephone unit;determine a decryption key associated with the call from the second telephone unit based on the telephone number;decrypt the identification object received from the second telephone unit; andverify an identity of a caller placing the call from the second telephone unit based on the decrypted identification object.