Patent ID: 9641505
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of operating an authentication server to notify a network entity of a transaction via a network, comprising: receiving, by the authentication server from a first network entity via the network, an identifier of a second network entity, a transaction identifier, transaction approval and authentication requirements, and a message regarding the transaction, wherein the message is encrypted with a credential of the second network entity; transmitting, by the authentication server to the second network entity via the network, the received transaction identifier, transaction approval and any authentication requirements, and encrypted message; receiving, by the authentication server from the second network entity via the network after transmitting the transaction identifier, transaction approval and authentication requirements, and encrypted message, at least one of a transaction approval and authentication information; determining, by the authentication server based on any received authentication information, that the second network entity is authentic; and transmitting, by the authentication server, to the first network entity a notification of any determination and any received transaction approval.