CPC H04B 10/116 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/223 (2013.01); G06Q 20/382 (2013.01); H04L 9/3236 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An agent-centric method of frictionless data authentication and transfer for a mobile device having limited battery capacity and limited bandwidth relative to a desktop computer system, the method comprising:
exposing a light receptor embedded in the mobile device to a light source controlled by a first copy of a peer application;
in response to the light receptor capturing a light signal emitted by the light source, using a second copy of the peer application running on the mobile device:
formulating an authentication token based on a validation chain stored locally on the mobile device; and
using a light emitter embedded in the mobile device, transmitting the authentication token to the first copy of the peer application to request access to a secure network;
via the light source, receiving an access authorization token generated by the first copy of the peer application; and
presenting the access authorization token to access to any node on the secure network.
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