Patent ID: 8880876
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system comprising an application server computer, the application server computer comprising: a network communication interface; a processor; a storage device; and programming in the storage device for the processor, wherein execution of the programming by the processor configures the computer as the application server to perform functions, including functions to: receive a first request from a mobile device via a mobile communication network, for a credential for use by a client application on the mobile device to request the assistance of a secure server of the mobile communication network providing an application assistance service; in response to the first request, obtain an identifier identifying the application on the mobile device, and a password; combine the password and a time-based value together to obtain a combined value; encrypt the combined value in accordance with an algorithm to obtain an encrypted value; and transmit the application identifier and the encrypted value as the requested credential, through the mobile communication network to the mobile device for accessing the application assistance service via the secure server.