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Device, system and method of performing an administrative operation on a security token

a technology of security tokens and devices, applied in the direction of transmission, electrical equipment, etc., can solve the problem of exposing the admin pin

Active Publication Date: 2012-12-25
K K ATHENA SMARTCARD SOLUTIONS
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The one-factor authentication process outlined above may pose the following security risks: (1) knowledge of the admin PIN alone is sufficient in order to unlock a locked token; and (2) once the admin PIN is used to unlock the token, the admin PIN may be exposed.
Although the use of different admin PIN codes for different users may enhance the security of the system, it may be a problem to securely store the different admin PINs in the system.

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[0013]According to some demonstrative embodiments of the invention, a method of performing an administrative operation on a user token may include providing to an admin token user-identification data identifying the user token; receiving from the admin token an administrator code to enable performing the administrative operation; and providing the administrator code to the user token.

[0014]Although the invention is not limited in this respect, according to some demonstrative embodiments of the invention, the administrator code may include an administrator Personal-Identification-Number (PIN) code.

[0015]Although the invention is not limited in this respect, the administrative operation may include, for example, unlocking or personalizing the user token, erasing data on the user token, formatting the user token, and / or creating new data on the user token. The administrative operation may additionally or alternatively include, for example, controlling complexity rules of the user token...

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Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention include a method, device and / or system of performing an administrative operation on a user token. The method may include, for example, providing to an admin token user-identification data identifying the user token; receiving from the admin token an administrator code to enable performing the administrative operation; and providing the administrator code to the user token. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a National Phase Application of PCT International Application No. PCT / IL2006 / 001367, International Filing Date Nov. 28, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 740,247, filed Nov. 29, 2005, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A security token may be implemented in the form of a smart card, i.e., a portable medium having a semiconductor chip capable of performing desired operations and storing desired data. The semiconductor chip may have a Self Programmable One-chip Microcomputer (SPOM) architecture, which may enable securely handling multiple applications using self-programmable operations and storing data in a non-volatile memory.[0003]The security token may be coupled by a token terminal to a station, for example, a computing platform, e.g., a Personal Computer (PC), or a cellular telephone. The token terminal may enable ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04L29/06
Inventor KOSAKA, MASARUNAVOTH, ERANABEL, GIL
Owner K K ATHENA SMARTCARD SOLUTIONS