Patent ID: 8006288

Claim:
A method for obtaining access to an application program, comprising the steps of: obtaining an application credential for an application program for a first computing device, the application credential generated from a first device related credential, the first device related credential being for exclusive use of the first computing device, the application credential being related to the application program and comprising a unique identifier of a user; obtaining a second device related credential for a second computing device of the user, the second device related credential being for exclusive use of the second computing device, and the second device related credential being related to the unique identifier of the user, the obtaining comprising receiving a device related credential from a registration issuer and incorporating the unique identifier of the user into the received device related credential; storing the application credential from the first computing device on the second computing device; submitting proof of validity of the unique identifier of the user that was incorporated into the device related credential; generating a request for access to the application program, the request comprising the application credential stored on the second computing device and the second device related credential; and receiving access to the application program in response to determining that the second device related credential and the application credential stored on the second computing device comprise the same unique identifier of the user.