US 11,843,590 B2
Methods and systems for secure digital credentials
Clayton C. Bonnell, Fairfax, VA (US); and Kelley A. Sullivan, Washington, DC (US)
Assigned to United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/452,183.
Application 17/452,183 is a continuation of application No. 16/866,372, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,159,508.
Application 16/866,372 is a continuation of application No. 15/387,473, filed on Dec. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,645,068, issued on May 5, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/271,927, filed on Dec. 28, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0045998 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06Q 10/063 (2023.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01)
CPC H04L 63/08 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/063 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); H04L 63/0892 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04L 63/18 (2013.01); H04L 63/06 (2013.01); H04L 2463/082 (2013.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for improving the security of a digital credential based authentication system, the method comprising:
receiving first login information and a first login location from a first administrative user;
logging the first administrative user into the digital credential based authentication system based on the first login information;
receiving, from the first administrative user, a first portion of authentication credentials for a first customer;
validating, using the digital credential system, the first portion of authentication credentials for the first customer;
receiving second login information and a second login location from a second administrative user;
logging the second administrative user into the digital credential system based on the second login information and based on a comparison of the first login location and the second login location;
receiving, from the second administrative user, a second portion of authentication credentials for the first customer different from the first portion;
validating, using the digital credential system, the second portion of authentication credentials for the first customer; and
authenticating an identity of the first customer based on the validation of the first portion and the second portion,
wherein at least one of receiving the second portion of authentication credentials for the first customer and validating the second portion of authentication credentials for the first customer occurs via a physical interaction while the first customer is at a physical location.