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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Gainesville, FL (US);
Patrick G. Traynor, Gainesville, FL (US);
Christian Peeters, Gainesville, FL (US);
Christopher Patton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Imani Sherman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Olszewski, Gainesville, FL (US);
Thomas Shrimpton, Gainesville, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
Various methods are provided for secure two-factor authentication, and more specifically, for incorporating a layer of security to two-factor authentication using Short Message Service in a manner virtually transparent to the end-user. Methods may include receiving a request for registration for two-factor authentication from a client including a username and password; providing a request for a mobile device number; receiving the mobile device number and a pre-shared key; sending to a mobile device an identity of the client and a server key share; receiving from the mobile device a mobile device key share; sending information corresponding to an exchange with the mobile device and a challenge derived from the pre-shared key to the client in response to the device key share corresponding to the server key share; receiving confirmation of registration with the mobile device; and establishing a shared key in response to verification of the confirmation.