METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESS TO TELEMATIC SERVICES IN PROTECTED MODE BY MEANS OF A SINGLE ELECTRONIC UNIVERSAL KEY, AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC UNIVERSAL KEY

摘要

Described herein is a method and apparatus for access to telematic services in protected mode by means of an electronic universal key (EUK) of a portable type, comprising within it: a fingerprint-verification unit (FVU) with a biometric sensor; an encryption-and-subscription management unit (ESMU); a display unit (DU); a mass-storage memory (MSM); one or more communication interfaces towards the outside world (503); and a housing for SIM cards (SIM), so that an access to telematic services is executed via fingerprint recognition by said fingerprint-verification unit (FVU) and emission by said encryption-and-subscription management unit (ESMU) of a unique identification code that is different for each telematic service, recognized valid for the operations of access. Together with the access code, stored on the device in an encrypted form is also information utilized during use of the services subscribed to. The apparatus and the method described can be used for any type of access, even physical ones (doors, gates, etc.) and not only of a virtual or telematic nature.