摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to method for authenticating a user. The method includes the steps of: a second user device requesting authentication from a third party server; the third party server requesting an authentication token from a gateway server; the gateway server generating a transaction ID and transmitting an authentication token to the second user device, wherein the authentication token incorporates the transaction ID; the second user device outputting the authentication token; a first user device receiving the outputted authentication token; the first user device transmitting an authentication request to an application server, wherein the request includes the transaction ID extracted from the authentication token and a user identifier; and the application server verifying the authentication request and authenticating the user. A system for authenticating a user comprising two user devices and a server is also described.</p> |