METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER AUTHENTICATION

摘要

The disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatuses for user authentication. According to embodiments of the present invention, authentication-related information may be encoded in an image such as a QR code. By communicating and decoding such image information and other authentication information between one or more devices of the user and an authentication server, the authentication server may perform an effective authentication to the user and his/her device. In the meantime, it is possible to avoid the risk of invalid authentication due to the disclosure of the password. Embodiments of the present invention may be used in combination with the existing static password and/or dynamic password authentication and thus they have a good compatibility.

主权项

1. A method for user authentication, comprising:
reading an image from a device associated with a user, the image being generated at an authentication server in response to an authentication request received from the device and being sent to the device; decoding, from the image, property information of the device and first authentication information generated at the authentication server; obtaining second authentication information associated with the user; and sending the first and second authentication information to the authentication server for authentication of the user.