ENCAPSULATING THE COMPLEXITY OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC AUTHENTICATION IN BLACK-BOXES

摘要

A method of authenticating a computing device to a back-end subsystem. In one embodiment a prover black-box in the computing device authenticates cryptographically to a verifier black-box in the back-end subsystem by proving possession of a cryptographic credential. The verifier black-box sends an authentication token to the prover black-box as verifiable confirmation of the cryptographic authentication. The prover black-box sends the authentication token to an application front-end in the computing device. The application front-end sends the authentication token to an application back-end in the back-end subsystem, and the application back-end verifies the authentication token.