Patent ID: 8359273
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of accessing a service, via a data transmission network, using a user terminal ( 30 ) connected to said network, comprising: a step of the user connecting the user terminal ( a step of the user subscribing to the service, including the management server generating a secure information container (TOKEN) associated with the user, the secure information container including i) a first encrypted set of authentication data (X said subscribing step further includes an act of payment (a) by the user to a payment server ( in return (b) to the payment (a), the user obtaining an activation for the subscribed service, the activation including a one-time use password (OTP) and a secret key, the user terminal transmitting the one time password and the secret key to the management server in order to receive the information container from the management server, the secret key being used by the management server to encrypt the information container, and the information container comprising i) the first set authentication data for accessing the service (X ii) the second set data comprising at least one of a subscriber identification number and a telephone number of the user; a step of the management server transmitting the secure information container, over the data transmission network, to the user terminal (d); a step of the user terminal receiving the transmitted secure information container and storing the secure information container in the user terminal; a step of accessing the subscribed service by sending a service access request from the user terminal to the management server (e), the service access request comprising the secure information container; a step of receiving said service access request by the management server and the management server decrypting the secure information container using the secret key, then decrypting the first and second sets of data (f); a step of the management server verifying validity of the decrypted first set of data (g); and when said validity verification step is successful, a step of the management server authorizing access by the user to the service based on said defined access rights contained in the second set of data, wherein the service refers to any exchange of information, via a digital data transmission network or via a telecommunication data transmission network, between i) the user and another user, or ii) between the user and a service provider, wherein, with the method providing a secured authentication, the method accesses services requiring a secure exchange of information including any of i) a telephony over IP service, ii) a videotelephony service, iii) a service for downloading digital files, and iv) a payment service.