Patent ID: 8387125
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of implementing an administrator code for performing an administrative operation on a user token device assigned to a user, wherein the user token is configured to enable an attempt to perform the administrative operation on the user token only if the user token authenticates the attempt according to the administrator code assigned to the user token, the method comprising: authenticating a holder of an admin token device based on an authentication code assigned to the admin token; receiving by the admin token a user-token message generated by said user token; based on a content of the user-token message, automatically determining by the admin token the administrator code assigned to the user token, wherein determining the administrator code assigned to the user token comprises internally calculating the administrator code by said admin token based on the content of said user-token message, and wherein said administrator code comprises a code for authenticating an attempt to perform at least one operation selected from the group consisting of securely storing data on said user token, modifying data securely stored on said user token, unlocking said user token, assigning to said user token a user code to authenticate a user of said user token, modifying said user code, personalizing said user token, formatting said user token, controlling complexity rules of said user token, defining a number of allowed trials of entering said user code to said user token, defining a life cycle of said user token, and terminating said user token; and outputting from said admin token an output including a response message, which is based on the administrator code assigned to said user token, to enable performing said administrative operation on said user token upon authenticating said administrator code by said user token.