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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Vance C. Bjorn, San Carlos, CA (US);
Daniel Lopez, Miami, FL (US);
Vance C. Bjorn, San Carlos, CA (US);
Daniel Lopez, Miami, FL (US);
DigitalPersona, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of providing a certificate from a client to a server is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request for a certificate from the server and forwarding the request to a biometric certification server (BCS). The method further includes receiving a biometric identification from the client and forwarding the biometric identification to the BCS. If the biometric identification matches a registered user on the BCS, receiving a certificate including a public key of the client certified by the BCS, and forwarding the certificate to the server, thereby identifying the client to the server.