Patent ID: 8763097
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for authentication in a system comprising a user, a service client, a service server, a portable communications device, and an authentication server, wherein the method comprises: providing a login portal for access by a user, said login portal being in communication with said service server; transmitting user identification information from the login portal to the service server; generating a barcode at the service server, wherein the step of generating the barcode includes generating a barcode using the identification information and encrypting third party credentials of the service server, transmitting the barcode by the service server to the service client through at least a first communications channel; displaying the barcode by the service client; capturing the barcode with a portable communications device; decoding the barcode and decrypting the third party server credentials to obtain user information and third party server credentials; transmitting the user information and third party server credentials to an authentication server via a outbound out-of-band communications channel by the handheld communications device; the authentication server comparing the user information and third party server credentials to a database of user information and a database of third party server credentials, and the authentication server authenticating the user information and third party server credentials to obtain authentication results; the authentication server transmitting the authentication results to the service server; the service server transmitting the authentication results to the service client; and the service client and the service server establishing a secure communication if the authentication results are positive.