Biometric Universal Authenticator for Secure Multi-Service Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current password-based authentication systems for accessing multiple web services are insecure, as they rely on users remembering multiple passwords, which can lead to unauthorized access and password sharing.
Innovation Solution
A centralized authenticator system that uses biometric verification processes, such as facial recognition, voice recognition, and fingerprint recognition, to authenticate users and grant access to multiple web services without the need for individual password entry.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If password-based authentication is used for accessing multiple web services, then users can access their accounts, but security is compromised due to password cracking and unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/password-based authentication system with biometric authentication systems (fingerprint, facial recognition, iris scanning). This substitution eliminates the security vulnerabilities of password storage and transmission while providing more reliable user verification that cannot be cracked or shared.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a centralized authenticator server as an intermediary between users and multiple web services. This server handles all authentication requests, storing biometric templates and verifying user identities centrally. This eliminates the need for users to manage multiple passwords while providing enhanced security through centralized biometric verification.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple passwords are required for different services, then user accounts can be accessed, but the system becomes complex and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal authenticator system that can authenticate users across multiple different web services and applications. The centralized authenticator server provides a single authentication mechanism that works universally with various services, eliminating the need for service-specific passwords and simplifying the authentication landscape.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple authentication functions into a single centralized authenticator server. Instead of having separate authentication systems for each web service, all authentication requests are consolidated to one server that verifies biometric data and grants access accordingly, significantly reducing system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If passwords are shared among users or family members, then access is convenient, but unauthorized access and security breaches occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces shareable password authentication with non-shareable biometric authentication. Biometric data (fingerprints, facial features, iris patterns) inherently cannot be shared or transferred between users, eliminating the security risk of password sharing while maintaining convenient access for authorized users.
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AI summary
A system for enabling a user access to one or more products/services of a host offering services through a network or the internet. The system generates a unique user identifier which is unique to the user in response to, or as a result of, creating an account with an authenticator application product of the system. The unique user identifier is used by a host to confirm registration of the user with the services offered by the host. The system requires user authentication involving one or more biometric authentication processes to create an account and thereafter access the account to select one or more host services. Upon selecting a given host service, the host verifies the account and transmits visual indicia to an electronic device on which the services will be displayed and accessed. The system enters the visual indicia through one or more scanning or imaging modalities to access the selected services.