Disposable Browsers and Authentication Techniques for a Secure Online User Environment

摘要

Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow for secure access to websites and web-based applications and other resources available through the browser. Also described are systems and methods for secure use and retention of user credentials, as well as methods for dynamic authentication of users and integrity checking of service providers in online environments. Thus, described in the present specification are systems and methods for constructing and destroying private, secure, browsing environments (a secure disposable browser), insulating the user from the threats associated with being online for the purposes of providing secure, policy-based interaction with online services.

主权项

1. A secure system for providing user interaction with online services, a user accessing the secure system through a local client machine, the secure system comprising:
a user authentication memory comprising user authentication indicators and computer instructions for performing user authentication; a web authentication server in communication with the user authentication memory; and an application server comprising a secure browser application, the secure browser application operable to receive web code commands from an online service provider site and to translate the web code commands into an image protocol for transmission to the local client machine, whereby the application server enables the local client machine to display images representative of accessed web pages without receiving the web code commands from the online service provider site; and the application server being further operable to establish private user areas, wherein the private user areas can be established and/or disposed of within the secure system, thereby protecting user data from unauthorized access.