Patent ID: 8959354
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for digitally signing a document, comprising steps of: providing a secure device, wherein the secure device is protected against malicious software or malware, free of client interfaces for software installation or other functions that could expose the secure device to malware, the secure device including a display and a memory card reader configured to read user credentials, and being adapted to establish a secure, mutually authenticated, connection to a recipient via a host, wherein the host is connected to a telecommunication network; after connection of the secure device to a terminal, using the terminal to access contents of a document received at the secure device; instructing at the secure device to communicate the accessed contents to an output device distinct from the terminal, wherein the accessed contents can be verified by a user; ascertaining at the secure device a command received from the terminal to digitally sign the document and executing at the secure device the ascertained command; and instructing at the secure device to send the digitally signed document to the recipient over the secure, mutually authenticated, connection established via the host, wherein the host is connected to a telecommunication network.