Automated Authentication Data Transmission for Mobile Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user authentication protocols for controlled-access computing devices, particularly in mobile devices, are cumbersome as they require users to manually enter authentication codes and data for each connection, especially inconvenient for mobile device users who need to carry tokens and manually input information.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that automatically transmit authentication codes and data to an authentication server for verification, eliminating the need for users to manually input these details, by integrating authentication protocols within the computing device, allowing access only if the user is successfully authenticated.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual authentication code entry is required for each connection, then authentication security is maintained, but user convenience and operation speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing authentication codes and data on the mobile device before connections are needed. When a connection is required, the pre-stored authentication data is automatically transmitted to the authentication server, eliminating the need for manual entry and reducing authentication time while maintaining security through automated verification.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate authentication tokens must be carried, then authentication capability is provided, but device complexity and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the authentication token functionality directly into the mobile device itself. The mobile device stores and manages authentication codes internally, combining what were previously separate components (external token and mobile device) into a single integrated unit. This eliminates the need for users to carry separate authentication tokens while maintaining full authentication capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device is designed to perform multiple functions including both communication and authentication operations. By integrating authentication capabilities into the universal mobile device, the system eliminates the need for dedicated authentication hardware, reducing overall device burden while maintaining versatile authentication functionality.
3Ease of operation
If automated authentication data transmission is implemented, then authentication convenience improves, but security control and user verification opportunities decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the authentication server receives and verifies authentication data automatically transmitted from the mobile device. The server provides feedback on authentication status, allowing the system to maintain security through automated verification while improving user convenience. The feedback loop ensures that automated transmission does not compromise security verification.
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AI summary
An apparatus and method for integrating authentication protocols in the establishment of connections between a controlled-access first computing device and at least one second computing device. In one embodiment of the invention, network access user authentication data needed to access the at least one second computing device is transmitted to an authentication server automatically if the user has access to use the first computing device, thereby not requiring the user to manually enter the authentication data needed for such access at the first computing device. The network access user authentication data may be, for example, retrieved from a memory store of the first computing device and/or generated in accordance with an authentication data generating algorithm.