Mobile Authentication for Secure IPTV Login
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for user authentication in personalized IPTV services are inadequate for mobile use, as they require manual entry of user data, leading to privacy concerns and potential errors, and are not suitable for mobile devices without CI modules or feasible software updates.
Innovation Solution
A method using a mobile communications device with an authentication application to establish secure authentication between the device and an authentication service, generating a password and IPTV user identifier, which is then used to log into a secured personalized IPTV service without requiring manual user data entry, ensuring privacy protection and error prevention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual user data entry is required for authentication, then authentication can be performed, but user privacy is compromised and errors may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile communications device performs self-authentication by automatically providing identification data from its own memory without requiring manual user input. The device uses its built-in authentication application to generate and transmit authentication messages to the authentication service, eliminating the need for users to manually enter data and thus protecting privacy while maintaining reliable authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
An authentication service acts as an intermediary between the mobile device and the IPTV service. This intermediary receives authentication messages from the mobile device, verifies credentials, and coordinates the authentication process, thereby protecting user privacy by not requiring direct data entry at the IPTV terminal while ensuring reliable authentication.
2Reliability
If CI modules or hardware-based procedures are used, then authentication security is improved, but adaptability to mobile devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces hardware-based CI modules with a software-based authentication application running on the mobile communications device's operating system. This software solution provides equivalent authentication security without requiring physical CI hardware, thereby maintaining mobile device compatibility and adaptability while ensuring secure authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication application is designed to work universally on various mobile communication devices without requiring device-specific hardware. It can be installed on any mobile device with appropriate operating system, providing consistent authentication functionality across different platforms and devices, thus achieving both security and adaptability.
3Reliability
If software updates are required for authentication, then authentication capabilities are improved, but feasibility on mobile devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication application is pre-installed on the mobile communications device during manufacturing or initial setup. This preliminary installation eliminates the need for subsequent software updates to enable authentication functionality, as the device already possesses the necessary authentication capabilities out-of-the-box, thereby maintaining high reliability while ensuring deployment feasibility on mobile devices.
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AI summary
A method for protecting privacy when a user logs into a secured personalized IPTV service includes: requesting a secured personalized IPTV service at an IPTV terminal; transmitting an address of the authentication service and a session identifier of the secured personalized IPTV service from the authentication service to the IPTV terminal; transferring the address of the authentication service and the session identifier of the secured personalized IPTV service to the mobile communications device; transmitting an authentication message that includes an authentication request and an identification number of the mobile communications device, from the authentication application of the mobile communications device to the authentication service; performing secure authentication between the authentication service and the mobile communications device; and logging the user into the secured personalized IPTV service.