摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides a method of automatic verification of personal identity comprising the automatic generation of cue-response pairs, and allocation of such cue-response pairs to authorised people, and subsequent verification of the identity of an applicant as an authorised person by presentation of the cues from one or more cue-response pairs previously allocated to the authorised person, and verification of the replies entered by the applicant by comparing them with the responses in the cue-response pairs. It is easier to remember an association between a cue and a response than it is to remember a password. A person can remember many cue-response associations, and this knowledge may be tested by presenting any of the cues and asking for the corresponding response. By this means, the present invention enhances the level of security of methods of automatic verification of personal identity.</p> |