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- This invention relates to the field of computer security, and in particular to the authentication of a user over a computer network.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,784,463 describes a system in which a computer system is secured against authorized access, while date exchanged by a user with the computer system is encrypted when it is sent over the public network.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,784,463 describes the use of an authentication token, which may be a hardware device or which may be a software module, which allows the user to authenticate himself to the remote computer.
- shared secret keys provide mutual authentication between the two users.
- the shared secret keys are generated only at the time of registration, and are distributed using a public key/private key cryptographic system.
- This system has the disadvantage that, before a computer user can take part in secure online transactions using the described system, he must obtain a separate authentication token. Further there is a cost associated with the distribution of such tokens, either to pay for the additional hardware, or to supply information for the software module.
- an existing communications device can be used as an authentication token.
- a communications device which has a cryptographic module for use in mobile communications can be used as an authentication token.
- the device may be a device which can operate under the Wireless Application Protocol, that is, a WAP-enabled device, such as a mobile phone.
- WAP-enabled devices include components which are used in public key/private key cryptographic systems as a part of their standard communication functions. These components therefore advantageously allow the device to be used as an authentication token when communicating with a remote server.
- the device can use Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) for mobile communications, and employs its cryptographic module when in use as an authentication token.
- WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a network in which the present invention can be implemented.
- FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a first authentication method in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a second authentication method in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a system in accordance with the invention, which allows a user to communicate securely over the internet.
- the user has a WAP-enabled device, for example, a mobile phone 10 .
- the mobile phone 10 communicates over a wireless interface through a wireless modem 15 with a WAP Gateway 20 .
- the WAP Gateway 20 for example, converts signals between different protocols used over the wireless network and over the wired networks which are involved.
- the WAP Gateway 20 has an interface for connection to a Wireless Telephony Application (WTA) server 30 , which provides telephony-related functions, such as handling voice calls or text messages.
- WTA Wireless Telephony Application
- WAP-enabled devices One specific use of WAP-enabled devices is to access the internet, and in particular to access the information on web pages which are specifically designed for that purpose.
- the WAP Gateway 20 also includes an interface for connection to a Wireless Applications Environment (WAE) server 40 .
- WAE Wireless Applications Environment
- the WAE server 40 is in turn connected to the internet 50 .
- Data which may be accessed by a WAP-enabled device are stored on a web server 52 .
- the internet is made up of very many servers of this type, storing such information.
- WML Wireless Markup Language
- Wireless Transport Layer Security In order to provide security between the WAP-enabled client device 10 and the WAP Gateway 20 , Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) can be used. This provides confidentiality for users, by encrypting messages which are transmitted over the wireless interface, and also provides authentication, by means of digital certificates.
- WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security
- the WAP-enabled device 10 includes a cryptographic module, which uses an embedded public key and private key on handshake for authentication, then generates symmetric session keys, which are used to encode messages before transmission and to decode received messages,
- the cryptographic module can be realised in hardware or in software in the phone 10 , or may be provided on an external smart card, or the phone 10 may also include a Wireless Identity Module (WIM) card, which is used to identify the subscriber.
- WIM Wireless Identity Module
- the cryptographic module of the phone and other features which are used to provide secure communication using the Wireless Application Protocol, also allow the phone 10 to be used as an authentication token for other communications.
- the cryptographic module is embodied in hardware
- the necessary information is provided on an integrated circuit in the device.
- WPKI Wireless Public Key Infrastructure
- WTLS Wireless Public Key Infrastructure
- authentication can take place at the WAP Gateway 20 using the device 10 as an authentication token, and can also take place at the modem 15 and/or at the web server 52 .
- the modem can have an associated authentication server 17
- the WAP Gateway can have an associated authentication server 22
- a web server 52 can have an associated authentication server 54 .
- the authentication server 54 associated with a web server 52 can be directly connected thereto, or (as shown in FIG. 1) can be connected thereto over the internet.
- Carrying out additional authentications in this way can provide additional security.
- using the device as an authentication token to carry out authentications at the WAP Gateway avoids the need for the user to enter a password, which increases the convenience for the user.
- FIG. 2 shows the operation of the device 10 as an authentication token in the WAP environment. This operation will be described here with reference to a situation in which the device 10 is authenticated to the authentication server 17 associated with the modem 15 . However, as mentioned above, authentication can take place in a similar way at many points in the network.
- step 70 the user starts the WAP browser software in the device 10 , and attempts to communicate through the modem 15 .
- the modem 15 requires authentication, and the device 10 detects this requirement at step 72 .
- the device verifies the identity of the user. As part of this procedure, the device gives a prompt to the user, asking the user to identify himself. One possibility is to require the user to enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN).
- PIN Personal Identification Number
- the device 10 can also use a form of biometrics to provide user authentication.
- the device 10 can include means for examining a physical feature which uniquely or nearly uniquely identifies a user, such as his fingerprints or voice recognition or another biometric technique, and allowing the user access to the system only if that physical feature is found to match the intended user.
- the token can authenticate itself to the modem 15 , at step 76 .
- the token performs the necessary calculations, and, at step 78 , information is provided to the WAP browser software, for example allowing it to respond to challenges from the authentication server 17 , or to generate a password based on offline information.
- Such an authentication procedure may be used in the WAP environment in many situations.
- the user may use the device 10 to authenticate himself to a bank machine, or to a further device which controls access to a building or area.
- the device 10 can be used as an authentication token when a user wishes to access the internet 50 using a personal computer 60 .
- a personal computer has the advantage, compared with current mobile devices, that it has a wider range of input options (such as a full size keyboard and a mouse), and has a larger display for retrieved data.
- the personal computer 60 is provided with a wired broadband connection to the internet 50 .
- Possible uses of a personal computer 60 in conjunction with the internet 50 , include retrieving data from servers to which there is intended to be restricted access, and carrying out online transactions, which may include transmitting confidential user information to a third party computer.
- the third party computer from which information is to be retrieved, or to which information is to be transmitted, has an associated authentication server 54 .
- FIG. 2 shows the PC connected to the internet 50 through a modem 56 , which has an associated authentication server 58 .
- the description below refers to authentication towards the authentication server, but the same procedure can be used to authenticate towards the authentication server 58 .
- Secure communications between the personal computer 60 and the authentication server 54 can then be achieved using an authentication token, as is generally known.
- the authentication token can use the cryptographic components of a device, which also uses those components in, for example, WTLS communications.
- FIG. 3 shows the operation of the device 10 as an authentication token in conjunction with the PC 60 .
- step 80 the user starts the application which requires authentication, and the authentication functionality of the device 10 is started.
- the device verifies the identity of the user.
- the user may be required to enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN), while, to provide an additional layer of security, the device 10 can also use a form of biometrics to provide user authentication.
- PIN Personal Identification Number
- the token can authenticate itself to the web server, at step 84 .
- the token uses the selected authentication protocol, the token performs the necessary calculations to generate the required passwords, and, at step 86 , information is sent to the authentication server 54 .
- the authentication server issues a challenge to the user.
- the authentication token encrypts the challenge with the user's private key, and returns it to the authentication server.
- the returned challenge is then decrypted by the authentication server with the user's public key, and the authentication server verifies that the decrypted challenge is the same as the original challenge.
- the necessary password can in effect be generated automatically by the WAP-enabled device 10 , using the public key infrastructure provided by the cryptographic module of the device, on the basis of the identity of the user confirmed by the wireless identity module in the device.
- the WAP-enabled device 10 can be used an authentication token for multiple authentication servers, including authentication servers from multiple manufacturers. All that is necessary is for an authentication server and the device 10 to be able to operate the same authentication protocols.
- the cryptographic module in the device can be used in any suitable method for generating passwords and encrypting communications, although use of Wireless Public Key Infrastructure is preferred.
- the WAP-enabled device allows the use of digital signatures, for the purposes of non-repudiation. This same functionality can also be re-used when the device is being used as an authentication token.
- connection between the personal computer 60 and the WAP-enabled mobile phone 10 .
- the connection may be wired, or, advantageously, communications between the personal computer 60 and mobile phone 10 can take place using the Bluetooth short-range radio transmission protocol.
- commands may be transferred to and from the device using the AT protocol.
- passwords which are generated in the mobile phone 10 acting a the authentication token are transferred to the personal computer 60 , and can be automatically sent to the authentication server.
- a manual operation is also possible, in which the necessary authentication calculations are carried out in the authentication token, and the required password or passwords are displayed on a screen of the device, and can be manually entered by the user through the keyboard of the personal computer, and can then be sent to the authentication server.
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An existing communications device, such as a WAP-enabled mobile phone or other device, can be used as an authentication token.
This has the advantage that WAP-enabled devices include components which are used in public key/private key cryptographic systems as a part of their standard communication functions. These components therefore advantageously allow the device to be used as an authentication token when communicating with a remote server.
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- This invention relates to the field of computer security, and in particular to the authentication of a user over a computer network.
- It is desirable to be able to transmit confidential and personal information over unsecured public computer networks, such as the internet. To allow this, it is necessary to provide a secure registration system, which allows an individual user to have confidence that personal information transmitted over the network will remain confidential. Conversely, a service provider may wish to ensure that only some computer users are able to access specific information.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,784,463 describes a system in which a computer system is secured against authorized access, while date exchanged by a user with the computer system is encrypted when it is sent over the public network.
- More specifically, U.S. Pat. No. 5,784,463 describes the use of an authentication token, which may be a hardware device or which may be a software module, which allows the user to authenticate himself to the remote computer. In this prior art system, shared secret keys provide mutual authentication between the two users. The shared secret keys are generated only at the time of registration, and are distributed using a public key/private key cryptographic system.
- This system has the disadvantage that, before a computer user can take part in secure online transactions using the described system, he must obtain a separate authentication token. Further there is a cost associated with the distribution of such tokens, either to pay for the additional hardware, or to supply information for the software module.
- In accordance with a preferred aspect of the invention, an existing communications device can be used as an authentication token.
- In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a communications device which has a cryptographic module for use in mobile communications, can be used as an authentication token. For example, the device may be a device which can operate under the Wireless Application Protocol, that is, a WAP-enabled device, such as a mobile phone. This has the advantage that WAP-enabled devices include components which are used in public key/private key cryptographic systems as a part of their standard communication functions. These components therefore advantageously allow the device to be used as an authentication token when communicating with a remote server. Advantageously, the device can use Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) for mobile communications, and employs its cryptographic module when in use as an authentication token.
- It should be emphasised that the term “comprises/comprising” when used in this specification is taken to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps or components but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, components or groups thereof.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a network in which the present invention can be implemented.
- FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a first authentication method in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a second authentication method in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a system in accordance with the invention, which allows a user to communicate securely over the internet. As is conventional, the user has a WAP-enabled device, for example, a
mobile phone 10. Themobile phone 10 communicates over a wireless interface through awireless modem 15 with aWAP Gateway 20. The WAP Gateway 20, for example, converts signals between different protocols used over the wireless network and over the wired networks which are involved. - As an example, the WAP Gateway20 has an interface for connection to a Wireless Telephony Application (WTA)
server 30, which provides telephony-related functions, such as handling voice calls or text messages. - One specific use of WAP-enabled devices is to access the internet, and in particular to access the information on web pages which are specifically designed for that purpose.
- Thus, the WAP
Gateway 20 also includes an interface for connection to a Wireless Applications Environment (WAE)server 40. The WAEserver 40 is in turn connected to theinternet 50. Data which may be accessed by a WAP-enabled device are stored on aweb server 52. As is well known, the internet is made up of very many servers of this type, storing such information. - As is known, content on web pages which are intended to be accessed by web-enabled devices is conventionally written using Wireless Markup Language (WML), a language which is designed to meet the constraints which typically apply in this environment, namely the relatively low bandwidth available in the wireless interface, and the generally small available display sizes on the handheld WAP-enabled devices such as mobile phones.
- In order to enhance services written in WML, a scripting language WMLScript, can be used.
- In order to provide security between the WAP-enabled
client device 10 and the WAP Gateway 20, Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) can be used. This provides confidentiality for users, by encrypting messages which are transmitted over the wireless interface, and also provides authentication, by means of digital certificates. - In order to provide this WTLS functionality, the WAP-enabled
device 10 includes a cryptographic module, which uses an embedded public key and private key on handshake for authentication, then generates symmetric session keys, which are used to encode messages before transmission and to decode received messages, - For example, the cryptographic module can be realised in hardware or in software in the
phone 10, or may be provided on an external smart card, or thephone 10 may also include a Wireless Identity Module (WIM) card, which is used to identify the subscriber. - In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, the cryptographic module of the phone, and other features which are used to provide secure communication using the Wireless Application Protocol, also allow the
phone 10 to be used as an authentication token for other communications. - In the case where the cryptographic module is embodied in hardware, the necessary information is provided on an integrated circuit in the device. Where the Wireless Public Key Infrastructure (WPKI) is used to distribute the parameters for WTLS, it can also be used to distribute the parameters required for use as an authentication token.
- When communicating in the WAP environment, for example, authentication can take place at the WAP Gateway20 using the
device 10 as an authentication token, and can also take place at themodem 15 and/or at theweb server 52. Thus, the modem can have an associatedauthentication server 17, the WAP Gateway can have an associatedauthentication server 22, and aweb server 52 can have an associatedauthentication server 54. Theauthentication server 54 associated with aweb server 52 can be directly connected thereto, or (as shown in FIG. 1) can be connected thereto over the internet. - Carrying out additional authentications in this way can provide additional security. In addition, using the device as an authentication token to carry out authentications at the WAP Gateway avoids the need for the user to enter a password, which increases the convenience for the user.
- FIG. 2 shows the operation of the
device 10 as an authentication token in the WAP environment. This operation will be described here with reference to a situation in which thedevice 10 is authenticated to theauthentication server 17 associated with themodem 15. However, as mentioned above, authentication can take place in a similar way at many points in the network. - At
step 70, the user starts the WAP browser software in thedevice 10, and attempts to communicate through themodem 15. In this case, themodem 15 requires authentication, and thedevice 10 detects this requirement atstep 72. - At
step 74, the device verifies the identity of the user. As part of this procedure, the device gives a prompt to the user, asking the user to identify himself. One possibility is to require the user to enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN). However, to provide an additional layer of security, thedevice 10 can also use a form of biometrics to provide user authentication. Thus, for example, thedevice 10 can include means for examining a physical feature which uniquely or nearly uniquely identifies a user, such as his fingerprints or voice recognition or another biometric technique, and allowing the user access to the system only if that physical feature is found to match the intended user. - Once the user has authenticated himself to the token, the token can authenticate itself to the
modem 15, atstep 76. Thus, using a selected authentication protocol, the token performs the necessary calculations, and, atstep 78, information is provided to the WAP browser software, for example allowing it to respond to challenges from theauthentication server 17, or to generate a password based on offline information. - More details about an authentication protocol which may be used can be found in the document “Entity Authentication Using Public Key Cryptography”, Federal Information Processing Standards Publication FIPS PUB 196 of February 1997.
- Such an authentication procedure may be used in the WAP environment in many situations. For example, the user may use the
device 10 to authenticate himself to a bank machine, or to a further device which controls access to a building or area. - In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the
device 10 can be used as an authentication token when a user wishes to access theinternet 50 using apersonal computer 60. - As is well known, a personal computer has the advantage, compared with current mobile devices, that it has a wider range of input options (such as a full size keyboard and a mouse), and has a larger display for retrieved data. Further, the
personal computer 60 is provided with a wired broadband connection to theinternet 50. Possible uses of apersonal computer 60, in conjunction with theinternet 50, include retrieving data from servers to which there is intended to be restricted access, and carrying out online transactions, which may include transmitting confidential user information to a third party computer. As described above, the third party computer, from which information is to be retrieved, or to which information is to be transmitted, has an associatedauthentication server 54. - Also, FIG. 2 shows the PC connected to the
internet 50 through amodem 56, which has an associatedauthentication server 58. The description below refers to authentication towards the authentication server, but the same procedure can be used to authenticate towards theauthentication server 58. - Secure communications between the
personal computer 60 and theauthentication server 54 can then be achieved using an authentication token, as is generally known. In accordance with the invention, the authentication token can use the cryptographic components of a device, which also uses those components in, for example, WTLS communications. - FIG. 3 shows the operation of the
device 10 as an authentication token in conjunction with thePC 60. - At
step 80, the user starts the application which requires authentication, and the authentication functionality of thedevice 10 is started. - At
step 82, the device verifies the identity of the user. As described with reference to FIG. 2, the user may be required to enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN), while, to provide an additional layer of security, thedevice 10 can also use a form of biometrics to provide user authentication. - Once the user has authenticated himself to the token, the token can authenticate itself to the web server, at
step 84. Using the selected authentication protocol, the token performs the necessary calculations to generate the required passwords, and, atstep 86, information is sent to theauthentication server 54. - Again, a suitable authentication protocol is described in the document “Entity Authentication Using Public Key Cryptography”, Federal Information Processing Standards Publication FIPS PUB 196 of February 1997.
- In outline, when the user first contacts the
authentication server 54, the authentication server issues a challenge to the user. The authentication token encrypts the challenge with the user's private key, and returns it to the authentication server. The returned challenge is then decrypted by the authentication server with the user's public key, and the authentication server verifies that the decrypted challenge is the same as the original challenge. - Thus, there is no requirement for a user to enter a password to be able to access confidential information which is on the
authentication server 54. The necessary password can in effect be generated automatically by the WAP-enableddevice 10, using the public key infrastructure provided by the cryptographic module of the device, on the basis of the identity of the user confirmed by the wireless identity module in the device. - In this way, the WAP-enabled
device 10 can be used an authentication token for multiple authentication servers, including authentication servers from multiple manufacturers. All that is necessary is for an authentication server and thedevice 10 to be able to operate the same authentication protocols. - It will be appreciated that, for example with appropriate software in the device, it can use any suitable authentication algorithm. The cryptographic module in the device can be used in any suitable method for generating passwords and encrypting communications, although use of Wireless Public Key Infrastructure is preferred.
- The WAP-enabled device allows the use of digital signatures, for the purposes of non-repudiation. This same functionality can also be re-used when the device is being used as an authentication token.
- In the case where the
device 10 is used as an authentication token for a personal computer, described above with reference to FIG. 3, there is preferably a connection between thepersonal computer 60 and the WAP-enabledmobile phone 10. The connection may be wired, or, advantageously, communications between thepersonal computer 60 andmobile phone 10 can take place using the Bluetooth short-range radio transmission protocol. - When there is a connection between the
personal computer 50 and the WAP-enabledmobile phone 10, whether this is wireless or wired, and the personal computer requires to use thephone 10 as an authentication token, this functionality of the phone must be started. This can be carried out automatically by means of a specific command sent from the personal computer to the phone, and may alternatively or additionally be carried out in response to a specific keypress on the keyboard of the phone. - When used with a personal computer in this way, commands may be transferred to and from the device using the AT protocol. Thus, for example, passwords which are generated in the
mobile phone 10 acting a the authentication token are transferred to thepersonal computer 60, and can be automatically sent to the authentication server. - However, a manual operation is also possible, in which the necessary authentication calculations are carried out in the authentication token, and the required password or passwords are displayed on a screen of the device, and can be manually entered by the user through the keyboard of the personal computer, and can then be sent to the authentication server.
- There is thus disclosed an authentication token which is readily available, since it re-uses functionality and infrastructure which already exist for WAP-enabled devices.
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1. A method of authenticating communications, the method comprising:
using a mobile communications device, which includes a cryptographic module for use in mobile communication, as an authentication token.
2. A method of authenticating communications as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile communications device is a WAP-enabled device.
3. A method of authenticating communications as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the use of the mobile communications device as an authentication token includes using public key encryption of communications.
4. A method of authenticating communications as claimed in claim 1 , 2 or 3, wherein the mobile communications device uses the cryptographic module for Wireless Transport Layer Security communications.
5. A method of authenticating communications as claimed in claim 1 , 2, 3 or 4, wherein the mobile communications device is used as an authentication token for a computer, and authenticates communications between the computer and an authentication server.
6. A method of authenticating communications as claimed in claim 5 , comprising providing a wired connection between the mobile communications device and the computer.
7. A method of authenticating communications as claimed in claim 5 , comprising providing a wireless connection between the mobile communications device and the computer.
8. A mobile communications device, comprising a cryptographic module, the cryptographic module being usable:
(a) for encoding wireless communications from the device;
(b) for authenticating a user of the device towards an authentication server.
9. A mobile communications device as claimed in claim 8 , the cryptographic module being usable for authenticating a user of a separate computer towards the authentication server.
10. A mobile communications device as claimed in claim 9 , having a short-range wireless communications transceiver, for sending signals to and receiving signals from the computer.
11. A mobile communications device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the short-range wireless communications transceiver uses Bluetooth wireless technology.
12. A mobile communications device as claimed in one of claims 8-11, wherein the cryptographic module is usable to support wireless communications using Wireless Transport Layer Security.
13. A mobile communications device as claimed in one of claims 8-12, having means for allowing biometric identification of a user.
14. A mobile communications device as claimed in one of claims 8-13, wherein the cryptographic module uses public key cryptography.
15. A mobile communications device as claimed in one of claims 8-14, comprising means for sending and transmitting data using WAP.
16. A mobile communications device as claimed in one of claims 8-15, wherein the cryptographic module is realised in hardware in the device.
17. A mobile communications device as claimed in one of claims 8-15, wherein the cryptographic module is realised in software in the device
18. A mobile communications device as claimed in one of claims 8-15, wherein the cryptographic module is provided on an external smart card.
19. A mobile communications device as claimed in one of claims 8-15, wherein the cryptographic module comprises a Wireless Identity Module (WIM) card.
20. A mobile communications device as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the cryptographic module comprises a Wireless Identity Module (WIM) card which allows communications using Wireless Transport Layer Security.
21. A WAP-enabled mobile communications device, which is capable of use as an authentication token.
22. A communications network, comprising:
at least one WAP gateway, which is enabled to encrypt communications on the basis of Wireless Transport Layer Security;
at least one authentication server operable in a first authentication protocol; and
a WAP-enabled client device, including a cryptographic module, the cryptographic module being usable for encrypting communications with the WAP gateway using Wireless Transport Layer Security, and the cryptographic module being further usable as an authentication token for authenticating a user of the device towards the authentication server, using the first authentication protocol.
23. A network as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the cryptographic module is realised in hardware in the client device.
24. A network as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the cryptographic module is realised in software in the client device.
25. A network as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the cryptographic module is provided on an external smart card.
26. A network as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the cryptographic module comprises a Wireless Identity Module (WIM) card.
27. A network as claimed in any of claims 22-26, comprising a computer, the client device having a connection to the computer such that it acts as an authentication token therefor.
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