Patent ID: 8220063
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of provisioning a client computer using a secure channel and trustworthy resources, the method comprising the steps of: identifying all client-based components required for the client computer to obtain from the user and to transmit biometric data, verifying that the identified components are trustworthy components that have not been altered; establishing a secure communication channel with at least one server; using only components verified as trustworthy, obtaining a candidate set of biometric data from the user; using only components verified as trustworthy, transmitting the biometric data over the secure communication channel to the server for authentication and to establish the user's identity; and based on the established user identity, receiving, over the secure communication channel and using only components verified as trustworthy, a set of provisioning modules specific to the user for execution on the client computer in order to cause transfer of information onto the client computer.