Patent ID: 8646056
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for gaining authenticated access to an external resource from a mobile communications device (MCD): detecting, by the MCD, a user request to obtain access to the external resource via the MCD; detecting whether the external resource is listed on a multifactor authentication list (MAL) stored in the MCD, the MAL comprising a listing of external resources accessible via multifactor authentication, the MAL providing an indication, for each listed external resource, that access to the listed external resource may be obtained through multifactor authentication incorporating a plurality of authenticating factors including: electronic authenticating material stored in the MCD, and a unique identifier stored on an external authenticating module; in response to detecting, using the MAL, that the external resource is accessible via multifactor authentication using the plurality of authenticating factors, performing, by the MCD, the following: (a) detecting the external authenticating module in proximity to the MCD; (b) allowing access to the electronic authenticating material stored in the MCD in response to validating the unique identifier received from the external authenticating module as one of the plurality of authenticating factors; and (c) communicating information associated with the electronic authenticating material stored in the MCD to the external resource as another one of the plurality of authenticating factors, wherein the MCD is one of the group consisting of: a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant and a portable computer, wherein the MCD further comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader and an RFID authenticator module including instructions for validating the unique identifier received from the external authenticating module, wherein the electronic authenticating material comprises at least one of the group consisting of: a digital certificate, a near field communication (NFC) identifier, a username and password, and a personal identification number, and wherein the external resource comprises at least one of the group consisting of: a secure web application, a virtual private network (VPN) server, and an NFC device.