Automated security token administrative services

摘要

This invention provides a system, method and computer program product to allow a user to access administrative security features associated with the use of a security token. The administrative security features provide the user the ability to unlock a locked security token, diagnose a security token, activate and deactivate a security token, request a replacement security token or temporary password or report the loss of a security token. The invention comprises a client application which integrates into the standard user login dialog associated with an operating system. A portion of the user dialog is linked to a remote server to access the administrative services.

主权项

1. A local client device in processing communications with a server, the local client device comprising:
one or more functionally connected user input devices; a user interface that handles input and output with a user; a memory for storing computer executable instructions; a hardware processor coupled with the memory, the processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions to perform the operation comprising:
displaying available administrative security functions on the local client device;receiving a selection from the user for an administrative security function from the displayed administrative security functions;generating and sending an administrative access request to a server to perform the at least one administrative security function on a security token;wherein the security token is separate from the local client device;prompting the user for at least one user credential;authenticating the user to the remote server, based on the at least one user credential;in response to the server authenticating the user: mediating the at least one administrative security function between the server, the client and the security token, wherein the server responds to the administrative access request by retrieving the at least one administrative function and sending the at least one administrative function to said local client device for routing into said security token and performing the at least one administrative function on the security token the at least one administrative security function and wherein the at least one administrative access request includes authenticating the user to the server using the at least one credential without requiring the user to log on to an operating environment associated with the local client device.