Method and system for supporting portable authenticators on electronic devices

摘要

A method of supporting a portable authenticator for an electronic device comprising: storing on the electronic device password information for the electronic device and the portable authenticator; detecting an attempt to access the electronic device; prompting a user to enter a password responsive to the step of detecting; determining whether the password information for the electronic device matches the password information for the portable authenticator; and where the password information for the electronic device matches the password information for the portable authenticator: echoing the entered password in an electronic device password entry field and a portable authenticator password entry field on a display screen on the electronic device; checking the entered password against the password information for the electronic device to determine whether an electronic device password has been entered correctly; and transferring the entered password to the portable authenticator for password checking by the portable authenticator.