Patents by Inventor Entrust, Inc.

Entrust, Inc. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AUTHENTICATION BETWEEN A SENDING UNIT AND A RECIPIENT BASED ON CHALLENGE USAGE DATA
    Publication number: 20130080780
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and/or system generates a challenge for user authentication, having a challenge data element from a stored pool of challenge data elements. The challenge is based on rule data and stored usage data associated with at least some of the challenge data elements in the stored pool of challenge data elements. The generated challenge is sent for use in an authentication of a user to a sender. A method, apparatus and/or system also generates sender authentication and corresponding location information, having a data element from a stored pool of challenge data elements. Selection of the data elements is based on rule data and stored usage data associated with at least some of the data elements in the stored pool of data elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Entrust, Inc.
    Inventor: Entrust, Inc.