Patent ID: 8499346
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of providing secure authentication of a service user at a self-service terminal, the method comprising: detecting attempted access by the service user to a restricted function on the self-service terminal; ascertaining if a predefined operating system account is present on the self-service terminal; in the event that the predefined operating system account is not present on said terminal, permitting access to the restricted function by the service user; in the event that the predefined operating system account is present on said terminal, requesting the service user to provide login credentials and relaying the login credentials to an operating system; authenticating the login credentials using the operating system account; in the event that the login credentials are not authenticated by the operating system, denying access to the restricted function; and in the event that the login credentials are authenticated by the operating system, providing access to the restricted function and storing details of when the login credentials were authenticated.