Patent ID: 9118668
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06F,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. Computer software, provided in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, that facilitates an authenticated user to unblock a temporarily blocked security token, the software comprising: executable code that generates at least one passphrase; executable code that associates the at least one passphrase with a unique identifier; executable code that stores the at least one passphrase on a server in a manner retrievable using the unique identifier; executable code that generates answers associated with the at least one passphrase; executable code that performs a message digest function on the answers associated with the at least one passphrase; and executable code that stores a result of the message digest function in a security token associated with the authenticated user, wherein the security token is used in an access attempt at a site that is remote from the server, wherein processing to unblock the security token is performed at the site using the result of the message digest function stored in the security token and using a security executive software module provided on the security token and an unblock applet that communicates with the security executive and automatically unblocks the security token, and wherein the unique identifier is associated with the security token.