Authentication using a wireless mobile communication device

摘要

An authentication scheme may be used to decide whether to permit access to a user account access to which is controlled by a network resource server. An initial portion of a password is received at a mobile communication device, and a remaining portion of the password is received at a password client installed in or otherwise coupled to the network resource server. The initial portion is communicated from the mobile communication device to the network resource server, where it is passed to the password client, which combines it and the remaining portion to produce a complete password. A value calculated by the password client from the complete password is sent to a password server, which generated the password and sent the initial portion and remaining portion. If the value matches a value calculated by the password server from the complete password in the same manner, authentication has succeeded.

主权项

1. A method for requesting access to a user account from a network resource server, the method comprising:
providing an identifier of the user account to the network resource server; subsequently receiving an initial portion of a password but not a remaining portion of the password at a mobile communication device; and providing the initial portion of the password but not the remaining portion of the password to the network resource server.