Patent ID: 8806616
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07C,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An access device, comprising: a proximity reader within a security boundary, the proximity reader configured to wirelessly receive a signal from a proximate device and extract a credential from the wirelessly received signal, wherein the credential is provided directly into the security boundary from the proximate device via the signal; a secure processor within the security boundary, the secure processor configured to cryptographically sign or encrypt the credential to provide an indication to a service provider system external to the security boundary that the credential is from the proximate device and allow the service provider system to authenticate that the credential is from the proximate device; and an interface configured to send the cryptographically signed or encrypted credential to the service provider system to gain access to a secured service provided by the service provider system, wherein the security boundary physically encapsulates both the proximity reader and the secure processor and is configured to prevent software that is executing external to the security boundary from accessing the credential extracted from the wirelessly received signal by the proximity reader.