Methods, devices and systems for managing user authentication in IIoT environments using hardware tokens

    公开(公告)号:US12244738B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-04

    申请号:US18694817

    申请日:2021-10-22

    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided for user authentication on a gateway device to perform steps of, receiving a user request communicated via a local area network (LAN) from a user system or device connected to the LAN, checking whether the gateway device is operating in a disconnected operational mode in response to the user request, selectively initiating a user authentication protocol when the gateway device is operating in the disconnected operational mode, wherein the user authentication protocol uses secret information stored in a user hardware token uniquely assigned to a particular user, authenticating the administrator user using the user authentication protocol that requires administrator secret information stored in a master hardware token connected to a system or device operated by the administrator user, and selectively authenticating the particular user based at least in part on results of the user authentication protocol.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING USER AUTHENTICATION IN IIOT ENVIRONMENTS USING HARDWARE TOKENS

    公开(公告)号:US20240396748A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18694817

    申请日:2021-10-22

    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided for user authentication on a gateway device located at an industrial site or facility employing user hardware tokens. The method comprises: i) at the gateway device, receiving a user request communicated via a local area network (LAN) from a user system or device connected to the LAN; ii) at the gateway device, checking whether the gateway device is operating in a disconnected operational mode in response to the user request of i); iii) at the gateway device, selectively initiating a user authentication protocol when the gateway device is operating in the disconnected operational mode, wherein the user authentication protocol uses secret information stored in a user hardware token uniquely assigned to a particular user; and iv) at the gateway device, selectively authenticating the particular user based at least in part on results of the user authentication protocol of iii).

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