| 摘要 |
<p>Online banking using a gaming console 503 is provided by establishing a network connection between gaming console 503 and remote financial institution 501. To access a financial account, console 503 transmits an authorization request 2 to the financial institution, the request including one or more credentials specific to the gaming console, e.g. a unique console identifier, client side certificate or unique key. Access to the financial account is granted 5 in response to verifying the credentials are valid and a secure connection may be established. Console-specific credentials may be hardcoded in one or more hardware components (e.g. a chip) of the gaming console, reducing risk of exposure through tampering or hacking. User-specific credentials (e.g. account name, account number, password, gamer tag, gaming profile, PIN) may be used to further verify that a user or console is authorized to access a financial account. An integrity of the console may also be validated 3 using console-specific information (e.g. indicating whether console is stolen) which may be provided by a gaming service provider 505.</p> |
