Apparatus for Improving Security for User Input and/or Access to Secure Resources and/or for Point of Sale

摘要

Apparatus for improving security for user input and/or access to secure resources are disclosed that impair and/or remove the possibility of criminals sniffing such data to gain the authentic input for password and other user authentications are disclosed. Apparatus for securing customer and/or user financial information from point of sale devices so that criminals cannot use that financial information are disclosed. Methods appropriate for these apparatus are disclosed and enabled.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising: a convenient trusted apparatus including a first secure channel interface and a configuration; wherein said convenient trusted apparatus responds to said configuration to
interact with a user of a focal computing device to request access to a secure resource; operate said first secure channel interfaces and direct operation of a second secure channel interface to respectively send separately encrypted a first authentic component and a second authentic component that cause an authentic input to be received by said secure resource to authenticate access by said user, wherein said first and said second authentic components do not reveal said authentic input.