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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2014
Telecom Italia S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Alberto Ciarniello, Rome, IT;
Alessandro Simonetti, Rome, IT;
TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method and device for authenticating a user of a communication device accessing an online service. The online service is accessible over a data network and is provided through a service platform. The communication device is connected to a mobile phone network and to the data network. The communication device includes an interface software application configured to interact with the service platform through the data network for fruition of the online service, and a messaging function configured to send messages through the mobile phone network. A user-side authentication application is provided at the communication device, a provider-side authentication application is provided at the service platform, and an authentication control function is provided in communication relationship with the provider-side authentication application and with the mobile phone network.