Connection Device Authentication Data Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often inadvertently disclose incorrect or mixed authentication data when accessing multiple digital services, leading to potential identity usurpation and loss of confidentiality, as they struggle to manage unique identifier/password pairs for each service.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that apply a function to authentication data before sending it to a remote server, comparing the result with a previously recorded value to verify the accuracy of the entered data, and prompting the user to correct or update the data if discrepancies are detected, ensuring only the correct data is transmitted.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually manage unique identifier/password pairs for each service, then authentication security is improved, but user convenience and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects and verifies authentication data without requiring manual user intervention. The connection device performs automated checks by applying a function to the authentication data and comparing results with recorded values, allowing the system to self-verify and alert users to potential errors without adding manual steps to the authentication process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate feedback to users by comparing the result of applying a function to entered authentication data with a previously recorded result. When a discrepancy is detected, the system alerts the user and offers an interface to correct the error before transmission, creating a feedback loop that prevents incorrect data submission while maintaining user control.
2Ease of operation
If users reuse the same identifier/password pair across multiple services, then ease of operation is improved, but confidentiality and security deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The connection device acts as an intermediary between the user and the remote server, performing verification of authentication data before transmission. It applies a function to the authentication data and compares it with recorded values, serving as a protective layer that prevents incorrect or leaked credentials from being submitted without user awareness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary verification of authentication data by comparing the result of applying a function to entered credentials with a previously recorded result before the actual authentication transmission occurs. This preliminary check prevents incorrect credentials from being sent to the server, alerting users to potential errors or credential leakage before they cause security issues.
3Productivity
If authentication data is transmitted directly without verification, then productivity and speed are improved, but reliability and accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs a preliminary verification step by applying a function to the authentication data and comparing it with a recorded value before transmission. This quick computational check occurs locally and immediately, adding minimal time to the authentication process while effectively preventing incorrect credentials from being transmitted.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate feedback by comparing the computed result with the recorded value and alerting the user to any discrepancies before transmission occurs. This feedback mechanism allows for rapid detection and correction of errors without requiring lengthy verification processes, maintaining productivity while improving reliability.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for connecting to a remote server, comprising a preliminary step during which, at the time of access of a user to said remote server by means of a connection device, said user records in said connection device, in association with an identifier of said remote server, the result of the application of a certain function to authentication data whereby the user is authenticated by said remote server. Said method further comprises the following steps, at the time of a later access of the user to the remote server by means of the connection device: a) entering by the user of authentication data intended for authentication of the user by the remote server, said authentication data comprising at least one password; b) comparing, by the connection device, the result of said function applied to said authentication data entered during said step a), and said result recorded during said preliminary step; and c): - in the event of agreement, sending by the connection device, to the remote server, of the identifier and password of the user, and - in the event of disagreement, sending by the connection device, to the user, of a message requesting the user to verify that the authentication data that have been entered during step a) are indeed those that the user wanted to send to the remote server, and offering the user an interface to enable the user to respond. Application to the protection of authentication data of a user by a service provider.