Patent ID: 7404202
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system to uniquely identify a security computing device coupled to a computer, the computer coupled to a server over a computer network, the system comprising: the security computing device being separate from the computer and adapted for connection by a user to the computer with an input/output (I/O) connector, the security computing device including a processor and a secure memory, the security computing device storing a serial number associated with the security computing device and a user key associated with the serial number that is unique to the security computing device in the secure memory; a server coupled to a user information database, the user information database storing a plurality of registered serial numbers and a plurality of user keys, each user key being associated with one of the plurality of registered serial numbers; wherein, when the computer attempts to log onto the server over the computer network, the server: