US 11,777,942 B2
Transfer of trust between authentication devices
Michael Boodaei, Givatayim (IL); Eldan Ben-Haim, Kiryat Ono (IL); and Dima Polsky, Tel-Aviv (IL)
Assigned to Transmit Security Ltd., Tel-Aviv (IL)
Filed by Transmit Security Ltd., Tel-Aviv (IL)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/114,684.
Prior Publication US 2022/0182388 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/102 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0884 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of associating an authentication device with a user using another authentication device already associated with the user, comprising:
using at least one processor for:
receiving an authentication request from a first authenticator executed by a first client device used by the user for accessing at least one secure online resource, the first authenticator is not associated with any user;
transmitting an authentication message to the first authenticator;
receiving the authentication message from a second authenticator executed by a second client device used by the user after the authentication message is transferred from the first authenticator to the second authenticator indicating that both the first authenticator and the second authenticator are controlled by the user, the second authenticator is already associated with the user based on at least one identity assurance indicator verified for the user;
associating the first authenticator with the user in case the received authentication message is valid; and
enabling the first authenticator to authenticate the user for accessing the at least one secure online resource based on the at least one identity assurance indicator.