ACCESS CREDENTIALS USING BIOMETRICALLY GENERATED PUBLIC/PRIVATE KEY PAIRS

摘要

A method and system for access credential functionality using biometrically generated public/private key pairs may involve generating an asymmetric encryption key pair using a biometric scan of a human user and a server identifier of a network server. The public key of the key pair may be sent to the network server from a client device operated by the human user. The network server may use the public key to authenticate that the client device is in possession of the private key, thereby authenticating the human user.

主权项

1. A method for authentication comprising:
receiving, from a human user, a request to access a network server; sending a connection request to the network server; responsive to the connection request, receiving, from the network server, an authentication request directed to the human user, the authentication request including a server identifier associated with the network server; responsive to the authentication request, receiving a biometric scan associated with the human user; and using the biometric scan and the server identifier, generating an encryption key pair consisting of a public key and a private key.