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US 10,095,852 B2Granted
Method for secure operation of a computing device
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsCraig Robin Paskett Heath, Leon Clarke
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Abstract
In a computing device, when a user requests to carry out an operation, the device determines the type of operation requested and the time period since the user was last authenticated. The operation is enabled only if the determined time period does not exceed a threshold for the requested operation.
Claims16
A method of operating a computing device, the method comprising:
- authenticating, at the computing device, an identity of a user;
- receiving, at the computing device, a request from the user to carry out an operation;
- in response to the request, determining at the computing device whether to enable the requested operation, the determining whether to enable the requested operation comprising:
- determining an operation type of the requested operation, each operation associated with a respective operation type, at least one of a plurality of operation type set by the user;
- determining a security time period associated with the operation type of the requested operation;
- determining a time elapsed since the user was last authenticated;
- and
- determining whether the time elapsed is greater than the security time period associated with the operation type of the requested operation;
- in response to determining that the time elapsed is greater than the security time period, requiring re-authentication of the identity of the user at the computing device;
- and
- in response to determining that the time elapsed is not greater than the security time period, enabling the requested operation;
- wherein at least one security time period associated with an operation type is set by the user.
9 more elements
A computing device comprising:
- a processor;
- memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
- authenticate an identity of a user;
- receive a request from the user to carry out an operation;
- in response to the request, determine whether to enable the requested operation, the determining whether to enable the requested operation comprising:
- determine an operation type of the requested operation, each operation associated with a respective operation type, at least one of a plurality of operation types set by the user,
- determining a security time period associated with the operation type of the requested operation,
- determine a time elapsed since the user was last authenticated, and
- determine whether the time elapsed is greater than the security time period associated with the operation type of the requested operation,
- in response to determining that the time elapsed is greater than the security time period, requiring re-authentication of the identity of the user;
- and
- in response to determining that the time elapsed is not greater than the security time period, enabling the requested operation;
- wherein at least one security time period associated with an operation type is set by the user.
10 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable media, the computer readable media storing software modules, the software modules comprising computer executable instructions, that when executed on a computing device, configured for:
- authenticating an identity of a user at the computing device;
- receiving, at the computing device, a request from the user to carry out an operation;
- in response to the request, determining whether to enable the requested operation, the determining whether to enable the requested operation comprising:
- determining an operation type of the requested operation, each operation associated with a respective operation type;
- determining a security time period associated with the operation type of the requested operation, at least one of a plurality of operation types set by the user;
- determining a time elapsed since the user was last authenticated;
- and
- determining whether the time elapsed is greater than the security time period associated with the operation type of the requested operation;
- in response to determining that the time elapsed is greater than the security time period, requiring re-authentication of the identity of the user at the computing device;
- and
- in response to determining that the time elapsed is not greater than the security time period, enabling the requested operation;
- wherein at least one security time period associated with an operation type is set by the user.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.