Identification, authentication, and authorization method in a laboratory system

The identification, authentication and authorization method in a laboratory system comprising at least one laboratory device, the method comprising:

• receiving identification data from an identification tag by an identification and authentication unit, the identification data identifying a user;
• receiving identity confirmation data by the identification and authentication unit to authenticate the user;
• generating authentication data corresponding to the identification data upon successful authentication of the user, the authentication data comprising a first validity time period, wherein the authentication data is configured to enable authentication of the user based on the identification data during the validity time period without repeated receipt of the identity confirmation data;
• receiving the identification data by an identification unit from the identification tag;
• validating the authentication data corresponding to the identification data comprising the step of verifying non-expiry of the first validity time period;
• granting authorization to the user for the laboratory device upon successful validation of the authentication data;
• encrypting and/or digitally signing the authentication data by the identification and authentication unit;
• decrypting and/or verifying a digital signature of the authentication data by the identification unit;
• storing the authentication data on the identification tag by the identification and authentication unit, wherein the identification tag is a writable identification tag;
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• after identification of the user and before validation of the authentication data, retrieving the authentication data from the identification tag by the identification unit.