MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING AUTHENTICATION CODES

摘要

A method for provisioning a mobile device ( 100 ) with a personalized authorization code generating application ( 101 ) includes: collecting user information and a password; generating an application specific encryption key ( 128 ) from the collected user information and the password; embedding the generated application specific encryption key ( 128 ) in a software code ( 130 ) provisioned to generate authorization codes using the application specific encryption key ( 128 ) in accordance with a prescribed algorithm, the software code with the application specific encryption key embedded therein comprising the personalized authorization code generating application; and, delivering the personalized authorization code generating application ( 101 ) to the mobile device ( 100 ).