Patent ID: 9641520
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of authenticating a network user to another network entity, comprising: executing, on a first user operated device, a first program to: executing, on a second user operated device, a second program to: further executing the first program to: generate user secret data; divide the generated secret data into multiple portions including a first portion and a second portion; encrypt the user credential with the generated secret data, wherein the stored credential is the encrypted credential; direct transmission, to the authentication server via the network, of the second portion of secret data; receive, from the authentication server via the network after directing transmission of the validation information, the second portion of secret data; combine the stored first portion of secret data with the received second portion of secret data; and decrypt the stored encrypted credential with the combined portions of secret data; wherein the message is signed with the decrypted user credential; and further executing the second program to: