Universitetet I Oslo

Sas Taztag

Eric Fouchard

Audun Jøsang

A method for securely connecting and providing access to an onboard web service, between an item of client equipment, including a screen, and a mobile device, equipped with a camera. The method, is implemented by the mobile device and includes: establishing a wireless connection with the item of client equipment; transmitting a unique pictogram onto the screen of the item of client equipment; reading the pictogram, displayed on the screen of the item of client equipment, using the camera of the mobile device; authenticating the item of client equipment, by comparing data from the transmitted pictogram with the data from the pictogram that was read by the camera; and opening a secure connection and access to an onboard web service on the mobile device, for the item of client equipment.

Method for secure connection to an embedded web service and corresponding device

There is disclosed a computing apparatus including a first context within which first processing activity may be performed and a second context within which second processing activity may be performed independent of the first processing activity, the apparatus further may include input and/or output channels with which the first and second contexts may communicate and a switch function operated by a selector; whereby operation of the selector by a user selectively allows communication between the first context and/or the second context (of the first part) and the input and/or output channels (of the second part). An indicator is provided to indicate which context is in communication with the input/output channels.

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