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Information Security > Access Control Or Authentication > Network > Credential > Tokens (e.g., Smartcards Or Dongles, Etc.) Tokens (e.g., Smartcards Or Dongles, Etc.)Tokens (e.g., Smartcards Or Dongles, Etc.) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/22/07 - 20070271603 - Method and system of replacing smart card The present invention disclosed a method and system of replacing smart cards. It uses a new identification device (a new SIM) to replace an old one (an old SIM) associated with a user account. The new identification device has an identification number (ICCID). The new identification device is activated in ... 11/01/07 - 20070256124 - Collectible token data management Collectible token data management is described, including creating a visual representation of a token, associating a data structure and data with the token, and transmitting at least a portion of the data to a receiver in response to a user input with the token. ... 09/27/07 - 20070226786 - Method and apparatus for migrating a virtual tpm instance and preserving uniqueness and completeness of the instance A migration scheme for virtualized Trusted Platform Modules is presented. The procedure is capable of securely migrating an instance of a virtual Trusted Platform Module from one physical platform to another. A virtual Trusted Platform Module instance's state is downloaded from a source virtual Trusted Platform Module and all its ... 08/30/07 - 20070204335 - External storage medium An external storage medium which can be connected to a computer and onto which user data can be written by a user of said computer, that medium comprising: a storage unit for storing therein said user data; a storage unit for storing therein an expiration condition; a counter and/or a ... 08/30/07 - 20070204334 - Information security protection method based on network software and the data security control system thereof By setting up a dongle on the service side host, the present invention allows multiple client side hosts connected to the service side host to share a software protection product (a dongle herein) and due to the key information of the protected software is stored within the dongle, the client ... 08/23/07 - 20070199058 - Method of using a security token A security token is scanned by a pure reader that is connected to a computer. This immediately loads from the token into the computer a virtual machine having a virtual operating system. Then an identification/authentication code is entered via a peripheral of the computer, whereupon data can be exchanged between ... 08/23/07 - 20070199057 - Control of application access to system resources A method of controlling the access by an application to system resources includes accessing data related to access by the application to at least one of the system resources. A request to run the application is received. A first access token is created and has a first set of attributes ... 08/16/07 - 20070192842 - Secure extended authentication bypass Methods and apparatus are provided to allow Internet Key Exchange (IKE) phase 1 keying materials to be periodically refreshed in a secure manner without requiring user interaction. A client and server perform authentication and key exchange during set up of a secure connection. A token is passed to the client ... 08/09/07 - 20070186279 - Method for memory integrity A method and apparatus is described herein for performing a remote memory integrity function on a remote computing system. A memory integrity module in a first system performs a memory integrity function, such as a memory test, memory update, memory dump, inventory, or other integrity function, on a second networked ... 08/02/07 - 20070180509 - Practical platform for high risk applications The present invention is a portable device that a computer can boot from, containing a prefabricated independent operating system environment which is engineered from the ground up to prioritize security while maximizing usability, in order to provide a safe, reliable and easy to use practical platform for high risk applications. ... 07/26/07 - 20070174907 - Method of migrating rfid transponders in situ Methods and apparatus for updating secure access credentials are provided. More specifically, data from one or more RFID credentials can be read and subsequently written to one of the original RFID credentials reducing multiple RFID credentials to a single credential. The RFID transponder on the credential that has new data ... 07/19/07 - 20070169183 - Remote administration of smart cards for secure access systems A method for remote administration of at least one smart card via a communication network is described. The method includes the steps of associating the at least one smart card with a remote administrator by storing administrator identification information of the remote administrator in the at least one smart card, ... 07/12/07 - 20070162967 - Repositing for digital content access control A method and apparatus for digital content access control comprises receiving an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content, validating the authenticated digital content request and providing the digital content if the authenticated digital content request is ... 07/05/07 - 20070157300 - Method and apparatus to protect server from dos attack A challenge-response method and apparatus to defend a system against Denial of service (DOS)/Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks, especially resource consumption attack, the method including: before committing resources to a client, throwing a challenge to the client, verifying a result generated by the client, and committing resources only if ... 07/05/07 - 20070157299 - User identity security system for computer-based account access The inventions relate to security systems for securely accessing accounts and avoiding identity-theft scams. They include object-based passwords and passphrases. For example, the invention relates to method of verifying a user's identity to allow that user to gain access to an account. The method includes creating a first matrix of ... 06/21/07 - 20070143835 - Security tokens including displayable claims A system for providing a digital identity includes a claims transformer programmed to generate a security token including a computational token and a display token, the computational token including one or more claims associated with an identity of a principal, and the display token including display information about the claims ... 06/14/07 - 20070136799 - System and method for accomplishing two-factor user authentication using the internet A method of accomplishing two-factor user authentication, comprising providing two separate user authentication methods, enabling a user to communicate authentication data for both authentication methods to a first web site using the internet, and enabling the communication of at least some of the authentication data from the first web site ... 05/31/07 - 20070124811 - Key update mechanism A memory stores data in an encrypted form. A modifiable register stores a memory address, a0, defining a boundary separating the memory into two regions. The lower region stores data encrypted using a key B, and the upper region stores data encrypted using a different key A. Data stored on ... 05/31/07 - 20070124810 - Method and system for securing electronic transactions Methods and systems for securing electronic transactions. In a preferred embodiment, a variable-display credit card, wherein the indicia of the variable display are utilized to create a validation packet, which can be processed by a remote network operations center to correlate the account holder to the credit card variable display, ... 05/17/07 - 20070113271 - System and method for providing visible physical feedback There is provided an electronic system (10) for providing visible user physical feedback via at least one data token (80). The system (10) includes a computing means (50), a data store (40) coupled to said computing means (50) for at least one of inputting data and outputting data content from ... 05/03/07 - 20070101419 - Apparatus, system, and method for providing electronically accessible personal information An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for electronically accessible personal information. The apparatus, system and method facilitate individuals in electronically accessing personal information and using it to fill out electronic dialogs. Individuals can insert a personal information key into any computing device and auto-fill out application dialogs or select ... 04/26/07 - 20070094721 - Token authentication Methods and devices are described that authenticate portable tokens, such as plastic tokens used in casinos on card tables. The systems and methods assign authentication data to a token. The authentication data is verified when a person tries to redeem value on the token. A person's authentication data may be ... 04/26/07 - 20070094720 - Security system A method of updating a local security system is described. The security system is linked to a central server, and security updates and/or alert notices generated by information provided by a third party to the central server, are transmitted from the central server to the local security system. ... 04/26/07 - 20070094719 - Method and apparatus for migrating virtual trusted platform modules A first processing system determines whether a second processing system provides a trustworthy state for supporting a virtual trusted platform module (TPM), based at least in part on an assertion made by a management authority. The first processing system also determines whether the management authority is trusted. The first processing ... 04/26/07 - 20070094718 - Configurable dynamic input word prediction algorithm A system and a method of retrieving information is described. In a system according to the invention, software modules may be used to provide the user with information that is most likely to be the information desired. ... 04/19/07 - 20070089168 - Electronic transaction systems and methods therfeor The method includes the steps of receiving at the PEAD first digital data representing the transaction request. The PEAD provides information to the user regarding an ability to approve the transaction request. When the transaction request is approved by the user, the PEAD receives second digital data representing the electronic ... 04/12/07 - 20070083921 - Configurable portable containers The present invention is an apparatus and method for associating electronic devices to portable containers. A smart container is a container used for transporting items while traveling and comprising electronic devices. The smart container may comprise at least one module bay configured for receiving a module and a controller comprising ... 04/12/07 - 20070083920 - Software providing method, software providing system, terminal apparatus and software obtaining method In a system that allows only a user terminal 3 that has been authenticated with authentication information to watch a program broadcast from a broadcasting station 1, it broadcasts software that the user terminal 3 needs to download along with the authentication information of the user who needs to download ... 03/22/07 - 20070067835 - Remote unblocking with a security agent An apparatus to unblock a security device issued to an end user includes an unblocking service for establishing a secure gateway. A client-side applet securely transfers information among the unblocking service, the end user, and the security device. An agent-side applet securely transfers information between the unblocking service and a ... 03/22/07 - 20070067834 - Network system, proxy server, session management method, and program The present invention provides a network system, a proxy server, a session management method, and a program which enable to maintain sessions securely by managing the sessions in the proxy server. The network system includes a client, a proxy server, and at least two web servers which are connected to ... 03/22/07 - 20070067833 - Methods and apparatus for enabling secure network-based transactions A system for enabling secure transacting over a network has a network sever application for storing client information and activating clients for secure transacting, a software driver for performing authentication, the software driver accessible to the network server, a software applet for creating a secure data record and for managing ... 02/22/07 - 20070044145 - Wireless communication system utilizing wireless adapter An electronic system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the electronic system comprises a wireless communication adapter that includes an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving information and a connector configured to enable selective mating engagement of the connector with a connection port of an electronic device. In one embodiment, the wireless ... 01/25/07 - 20070022473 - Server-token lockstep systems and methods A method of authenticating a client to a service via a network includes retrieving a client ID and a lockstep code from a token interfaced with a client device, sending the client ID and the lockstep code to an authentication server as part of a verification request, at the authentication ... 01/18/07 - 20070016944 - Method and apparatus for creating scramble signals in rfid The disclosed inventions relate to a method and apparatus for creating scramble signals. The disclosed inventions further relate to a method and apparatus for creating scramble signals from data signals. The disclosed inventions also relate to a method and apparatus for creating minimum-energy scramble signals. The disclosed inventions further relate ... 01/18/07 - 20070016943 - Token sharing system and method A scalable system and method for authenticating entities such as consumers to entities with a diverse set of authentication requirements, such as merchants, banks, vendors, other consumers, and so on. An authentication credential such as a token can be shared among several resources as a way to authenticate the credential ... 01/18/07 - 20070016942 - Wireless tag, reader/writer, encoding system, and encoding method An encrypted ID takes as its initial value a tag ID that constitutes an original ID of a wireless tag, and is encrypted using an encryption key each time an ID inquiry is received from a reader/writer. Another encrypted ID also takes the tag ID as its initial value, and ... 01/18/07 - 20070016941 - Methods used in a mass storage device with automated credentials loading A portable mass storage device for use in two factor authentication systems and methods. A secure portable mass storage device protects content from being freely copied with security mechanisms and firmware. The security functionality also protects confidential user credentials and passwords, as well as algorithms and seeds needed for two ... 01/11/07 - 20070011730 - Device control apparatus A device control apparatus, comprising a processor for storing first key information, a memory section for storing encrypted second key information which is obtained by encrypting second key information such that the second key information is able to be restored through decryption using the first key information, and an interface ... 01/11/07 - 20070011729 - Device and method for authenticating and securing transactions using rf communication A system is provided for authenticating and securing product transactions. An integrated circuit is attached to a target, such as an optical disc or electronic device. The integrated circuit has an RF transceiver that is capable of establishing communication with an associated reading device. The integrated circuit also has a ... 01/11/07 - 20070011728 - Method for authenticating and securing transactions using rf communication A system is provided for authenticating and securing product transactions. An integrated circuit is attached to a target, such as an optical disc or electronic device. The integrated circuit has an RF transceiver that is capable of establishing communication with an associated reading device. The integrated circuit also has a ... 01/04/07 - 20070006290 - Usb-compliant personal key A machine readable memory for enhancing security, a method for unlocking a computer, and a system for enhancing security. The system comprises a USB device having a descriptor and a computer. The computer comprises a machine readable medium storing a key and recording if a security function is activated; and ... 12/21/06 - 20060288407 - Security and privacy enhancements for security devices The invention generally relates to a tamper-resistant security device, such as a subscriber identity module or equivalent, which has an AKA (Authentication and Key Agreement) module for performing an AKA process with a security key stored in the device, as well as means for external communication. The idea according to ... 12/07/06 - 20060277600 - Drive security session manager with security session termination functionality A storage device has a storage medium, a controller, and a session manager. The storage medium is partitioned into one or more security partitions. The controller is adapted to read and write data to and from the storage medium and to enable security sessions over an interface between one or ... 11/16/06 - 20060259961 - Smart card with twoi/o ports linking secure and insecure environments The present invention concerns a method for performing secure operations that require the input of secure information (e.g. PIN) in a system comprising a processing data unit (PC, . . . ) connected to a portable object (1) such as a smartcard, the portable object being connected to a device ... 11/02/06 - 20060248579 - Handling digital documents in a networked system Digital documents are handled in networked document processing system that includes user workstations, document processing devices and a control system. A document storage is used for storing and managing digital documents associated with a user of a workstation. The control system includes a document email server where each email item ... 10/26/06 - 20060242693 - Isolated authentication device and associated methods An isolated authentication device and related methods to provide a reliable means of authenticating the identity of its user to a network resource or server, and of authenticating the identity of a network resource or server to the device's user. The isolated authentication device may be attached to or in ... 10/26/06 - 20060242692 - Systems and methods for dynamic authentication using physical keys A physical key is used to propose an association between a guest device and user information and services. Contact-based or contact-less connectors are used to establish the proposed association between the physical key and the guest device. The proposed association then communicated to the dynamic authentication system over a first ... 10/26/06 - 20060242691 - Method for carrying out a secure electronic transaction using a portable data support A method for effecting a secure electronic transaction on a terminal using a portable data carrier is proposed. According to the method a user (30) first authenticates himself vis-à-vis the portable data carrier (20). The portable data carrier (20) at the same time produces quality information about how authentication was ... 10/12/06 - 20060230440 - Encryption removable storage system An encryption removable storage system that enables different types of storage devices to be conveniently added or removed from a cradle of a computer or equipment and with data encryption/decryption ability, which comprising: an enclosure portion that can slide in and out of said cradle portion, having a hollow space ... 10/12/06 - 20060230439 - Trusted platform module apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to distribute a cryptographic key across a physically protected communication channel coupling a first trusted platform module (TPM) to a second TPM. ... 09/14/06 - 20060206931 - Access control policy engine controlling access to resource based on any of multiple received types of security tokens An access control policy engine associated with a resource determines whether to allow a request to access same. The engine receives the request with an security token, retrieves the token determines a type thereof, and maps access decision information in the token to a common format as at least one ... 08/24/06 - 20060190996 - Apparatus and system for remotely verifying integrity of memory for mobile platform, and method therefor A verification apparatus for a mobile platform for remotely verifying the integrity of a device that is connected to a network and has a shared private key includes a verifying unit that determines whether the device shares a private key with the verification apparatus by checking whether the authentication code ... 08/17/06 - 20060185006 - Flash card capable of enabling or disabling cprm function Provided is a flash card capable of enabling or disabling CPRM. The flash card comprises a card body; a plurality of contacts formed on a front end of the card body; a flash memory chip provided in the card body; and a controller electrically connected to the contacts and the ... 08/17/06 - 20060185005 - Use of location awareness to transfer communications sessions between terminals in a healthcare environment According to a first broad aspect, the present invention seeks to provide a method of managing a session with an HIS. The method comprises receiving data regarding a wirelessly detectable tag associated with a first terminal; determining whether the first terminal is positioned relative to a second terminal such that ... 08/03/06 - 20060174334 - Controlling computer applications' access to data Systems and methods are described that control attempts made by an application to access data. In one embodiment, the application is associated with a security token that includes an application ID. In operation, the system receives a request, initiated by the application, for access to the data. The system is ... 08/03/06 - 20060174333 - Resource access control A method and apparatus for enabling multiple application programs to control a system's physical resources by way of multiple resource proxies, while still enabling exclusive control of the physical resource by one application program. Control tokens are used to limit control to one proxy. The proxy having the control token ... 07/27/06 - 20060168653 - Personal network security token In general the present invention provides for a small hand held size device that is easily kept in a pocket or purse or on a key chain. The security token will contain a microprocessor having memory function and will connect to a PC or other computing device or workstation via ... 07/13/06 - 20060156395 - Security device and terminal and method for their communication A device is provided for authorizing the use of a selected function from among at least two functions of the device. The device includes storage for storing a function-specific voice pattern that is linked to the selected function, and a comparator for comparing an external input signal with the function-specific ... 07/13/06 - 20060156394 - Signature creation device A signature creation device comprises a signature module arranged to sign data. The signature creation device further comprises a parser module arranged to check the data against rules. The rules are stored on the signature creation device. ... 06/15/06 - 20060130131 - Token generation method and apparatus A system or method receives a request to generate a test token. The request identifies a token template that contains information regarding the token to be generated. The system or method identifies the information contained in the token template and generates the requested token based on the information contained in ... 06/15/06 - 20060130130 - Programmable processor supporting secure mode A processing system supporting a secure mode of operation is disclosed. The processing system includes a read-only hardware key that is only accessible in secure mode. ... 06/15/06 - 20060130129 - Authentication method based on private space of the usb flash memory media The present invention discloses an authentication method based on private bytes of USB flash memory media, and implements a unit for executing authentication by using private bytes of USB flash memory media which is often used. A control chip of the USB flash memory disk receives a read/write instruction sent ... 06/15/06 - 20060130128 - Process for compiling and executing software applications in a multi-processor environment The present invention relates to multi-application, secure operating systems for small, secure devices, such as smart card microcontrollers. In particular, the present invention relates to mechanisms for secure runtime upload of applications onto small devices, authorisation mechanisms and the ability for authorised execution of multiple applications on the devices, where ... 05/25/06 - 20060112423 - Secure authentication using a low pin count based smart card reader A computer system may receive one or more credentials of a user (e.g., username, password, etc.) from an integrated circuit (IC) device carried by the user. The computer system may include an IC device interface to receive the user credential(s) from the IC device. The IC device interface may be ... 05/25/06 - 20060112422 - Data transfer using hyper-text transfer protocol (http) query strings The described systems, methods, and data structures are directed at data transfer using Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) query strings. A block of data is partitioned into sections. Each section is encoded in a query string of a HTTP message. Each HTTP message is sent to a server by redirecting through ... 05/11/06 - 20060101509 - Smart card application system and method A system has a plurality of memory locations and a processor. The plurality of memory locations is partitioned by security level and by smart card application. The plurality of memory locations has at least one limited access partition to store limited access information associated with a smart card. The processor ... 04/20/06 - 20060085848 - Method and apparatus for securing communications between a smartcard and a terminal An approach for securing communication between a terminal and one of a smartcard and a smartcard reader. A command to initiate a local link transport layer protection protocol session between a terminal and one of a smartcard and a smartcard reader is received at the smartcard or smartcard reader. Responsive ... 04/13/06 - 20060080732 - Tag privacy protecting method, tag device, backened device, updating device, update requesting device, programs for these devics, and recording medium storing these programs According to a first invention, in response to an access from a reader, a tag device causes its second calculator to read a confidential value from a confidential value memory and to apply a second function F2 which disturbs a relationship between elements of a definition domain and a mapping ... 03/30/06 - 20060070121 - Information providing system and method thereof An information providing system which includes: an IC card; a settlement center which monitors and holds contents information of the IC card, and upon receiving the contents information readout request, provides the information held therein to the requesting party; communication networks; an information center which, upon receiving a contents information ... 03/23/06 - 20060064745 - Device for including use-enabling means for enabling the device to be used in dependence on a gesture recognitiion In a device (1) are provided use enabling means (5) which are arranged for enabling the use of the device (1) if the security feature corresponds to fixedly predefined specified movement data while a security feature is taken into account, which security corresponds to at least one data circuit (DC1; ... 03/16/06 - 20060059549 - Device authentication apparatus, service control apparatus, service request apparatus, device authentication method, service control method, and service request method A device authentication apparatus, including: a device identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information specific to a device; a connection protection unit configured to protect a connection with the device; and an identifier generation unit configured to combine all or some of the device-specific identification information, a device ... 03/16/06 - 20060059548 - System and method for policy enforcement and token state monitoring Systems and methods for monitoring the state of a token and communication exchanges between the token containing an embedded integrated circuit chip and a system are provided. Communications between the token and the system are established and the exchanged of commands and responses between the token and the system are ... 03/16/06 - 20060059547 - Method of verifying downloaded software and corresponding device The present invention relates to ensuring security for software downloads to a device, in which a smart card is used for storage of secure keys and for calculation using the secure keys. The result of the calculations using the smart card are passed to the device for comparision with calculations ... 02/23/06 - 20060041934 - Physical encryption key system A physical encryption key system binds an encryption key to a physical key and denies decryption of secured information if the physical key is not present to a particular computing device. In one implementation, the physical key comprises a convenient removable pen drive on which a .NET isolated storage space ... 02/02/06 - 20060026673 - Image processing apparatus, control method for image processing apparatus and control program for image processing apparatus When an unregistered PC card 111 not having an access level registration is mounted in a PC card reader part 110, a user interface requesting an access level setting to the user is executed through an operation unit 103 or a display part 104 (or a local host 112). Also ... 02/02/06 - 20060026672 - Security system and method for an industrial automation system An industrial automation system comprises a security access device, an industrial automation device, a user interface, and a security interface. The user interface is configured to provide a user with access to data stored inside the industrial automation device. The security interface is configured to receive information from the access ... 01/26/06 - 20060021015 - Method and system for providing key programming tokens to a multiple vehicle programming device A method and system of providing tokens to allow a multiple vehicle programmer to program vehicle transponder keys. A token server collects payment for the number of tokens purchased and creates a token update file. The token update file loads the purchased tokens into the multiple vehicle programmer. To program ... 01/19/06 - 20060015932 - Extendible security token management architecture and secure message handling methods A message handling computing system that provides security across even transport-independent communication mechanisms, and which allows for convenient extension of security to different security token types, and may provide end-to-end security across different transport protocols. The message handling computing system includes a message handling component configured to send and receive ... 01/12/06 - 20060010490 - Backup method In the security media ID of a security MO disk, a unique ID of a backup source disk is written in 64 bytes following the unique ID of the security media ID of the backup destination disk. When using a security MO disk, the security media ID can be seen ... 01/12/06 - 20060010489 - Method and system for enhancing security in wireless stations of a local area network (lan) Aspects for enhancing security in wireless stations of a local area network (LAN) are described. The aspects include utilizing a smart card to store sensitive data in a wireless station accessing a host in a wireless local area network (WLAN). Further included is providing a cryptographic token interface in the ... 01/05/06 - 20060005235 - Identification card issuing apparatus and identification card issuing method Private information, such as a face image, to specify an applicant is input through input terminal devices. An ID number is read from an identification medium, using an IC reader/writers contained in printers. The private information is printed on a printing surface of the identification medium along with the ID ... 01/05/06 - 20060005234 - Method and apparatus for handling custom token propagation without java serialization A method, apparatus and computer instructions for handling propagation of custom tokens without using Java™ serialization. A service provider may plug in a first login module to add a marker token to a subject for later use by an application at run time. The marker token is then serialized by ... 12/29/05 - 20050289646 - Virtual firmware smart card A method of copying virtual firmware smart card code from a first secured memory in a system and loading the virtual firmware smart card code into a second secured memory in the system so that the code may be run on a microprocessor to provide smart card services to the ... 12/08/05 - 20050273845 - Information processing device, program therefor, and information processing system wherein information processing devices are connected via a network If a notebook computer is used with its e-key device inserted in it, it is likely that the e-key device remains inserted in it even when the user carries the notebook computer. In case such notebook computer is left behind or stolen, both the notebook computer and the e-key device ... 12/08/05 - 20050273844 - Token handler api A token handler API which can be instantiated to allow for custom token types. The token handler API can interact with a web service security handler and security service provider interfaces of security framework in order to do a number of security functions such as authentication, digital signatures and encryption ... 11/17/05 - 20050257255 - Local authentication of mobile subscribers outside their home systems Methods and apparatus are presented for providing local authentication of subscribers traveling outside their home systems. A subscriber identification token 230 provides authentication support by generating a signature 370 based upon a key that is held secret from a mobile unit 220. A mobile unit 220 that is programmed to ... 08/04/05 - 20050172334 - Automatic coding system memory cards The invention relates to an automatic coding system memory, which sets up the automatic coding system memory card with a security identification or various security identifications on the control chip of the memory card to be compounded into an digital-management capability of keeping inter-confidential the content of the memory card ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |