Patent ID: 9230075
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for authenticating information in a system comprising a plurality of processing devices each adaptable for communication with one or more of the other devices, the method comprising the steps of: generating at least first and second shares of a first password associated with a first device of the plurality of devices; storing the first and second shares in respective second and third devices of the plurality of devices; updating the first and second shares using a secret value; assigning a version number to said updated first and second shares; and upon submission of additional information associated with the first device to at least one of the second and third devices, the second and third devices (i) exchange a given version number for the respective updated first and second shares during the authentication, and (ii) utilize the respective updated first and second shares for said given version number to collectively determine a correspondence of the submitted additional information with the first password.