A METHOD OF AUTHORIZING A PERSON, AN AUTHORIZING ARCHITECTURE AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

摘要

The invention relates to a method for authorizing a person. The method comprises the step of receiving authentication data from a personal authentication device transmitting said data to a reader associated with a central authorization system. Further, the method comprises the steps of including the received authentication data in a request message and transmitting the request message to the central authorization system, receiving the request message at the central authorization system and retrieving the authentication data from the request message. The method also comprises the steps of performing an authentication process at a central authentication system using said reader authentication data and executing an authorization process at the central authorization system based on the authentication process result.