| CPC H04L 9/3234 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0631 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/0844 (2013.01); H04L 9/16 (2013.01); H04L 9/3066 (2013.01); H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); H04L 9/3226 (2013.01); H04L 9/3242 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 2209/16 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |

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1. A method comprising the steps of:
providing a white box having an associated cryptographic function and an associated key;
the white box transforming each of the the cryptographic function and the key, thereby providing a transformed cryptographic function and a transformed cryptographic key;
providing a communications channel between the white box and a crypto token coupled with the white box, the white box authenticated to the crypto token using the transformed cryptographic key;
periodically determining presence of the crypto token; and,
providing a verifiable message, responsive to the presence of the crypto token, thereby initiating a service.
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