PASSWORDLESS STRONG AUTHENTICATION USING TRUSTED DEVICES

摘要

A code for accessing a resource having a customer account associated therewith is presented via a secondary device, and authentication data indicative of the code that was presented is received from a primary device. The primary device is identified as a trusted device associated with the customer account responsive to receiving the authentication data therefrom, and the secondary device is authenticated for access to the resource responsive to identification of the primary device as the trusted device associated with the customer account.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a network server, a request to access a streaming media service from an electronic media device; transmitting, by the network server, a code to the electronic media device for display; receiving, by the network server, a copy of the code or authentication data derived from the code from a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is different from the electronic media device; authenticating, by the network server, the mobile device as being associated with a user account for the streaming media service and as having a requisite trust level required for accessing the streaming media service, wherein the electronic media device is not associated with the requisite trust level; and granting, by the network server, permission to access the streaming media service to the electronic media device after authentication of the mobile device.