Patent ID: 8656160
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of authenticating a first computer system over a network to a second computer system, the method comprising: presenting a login user interface (UI) to a user of the first computer system prior to the first computer system being connected to the second computer system, the login UI presenting at least one input field to receive login input from the user and a security indicator that has been previously selected by the user, the security indicator being local to the first computer system and remaining unknown to the second computer system; selectively receiving login input from the user based on a determination that the user recognizes the security indicator as having been previously selected by the user; establishing a connection between the first computer system and the second computer system over the network; transmitting the received login input using the established connection to the second computer system for authentication of the first computer system; and executing an application that upon authentication of the first computer system to the second computer system communicates over the network with the second computer system, and based on a determination that the user recognizes the security indicator as having been previously selected by the user, authenticating the application to the second computer system, the authentication of the application to the second computer system comprising