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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Maryam Najafi, San Jose, CA (US);
Len Osamu Toyoshiba, San Jose, CA (US);
Maryam Najafi, San Jose, CA (US);
Len Osamu Toyoshiba, San Jose, CA (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for time-based one-time password generation using a wireless communications device for two-factor authentication are described. The computer-implemented method comprising detecting launch of a security code generation application on a wireless communications device, generating a first unique security code upon launching the application, displaying the first security code on the wireless communications device, determining based on time whether to generate a new unique security code, and displaying the new unique security code.