Methods and arrangements for self-service printing via authentication based on a contactless card

A computer-implemented method to enable self-service printing with authentication, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• performing an authentication procedure, wherein the authentication procedure comprises requesting that a contactless card be located in proximity to a computing device;
• receiving, from the contactless card, a first cryptogram, the first cryptogram generated by encoding, with a first session key, a first message combined with one or more blocks of random data;
• communicating the first cryptogram to a server for authentication;
• after authentication of the first cryptogram, receiving, by the computing device, for printing, a selection of a document associated with an account;
• generating, by the computing device, a list of printers for printing the document, the list is generated based on a type of the document;
• selecting, by the computing device, from the list, a printer to print the document;
• receiving, by the computing device, an instruction to perform an authentication procedure with the contactless card;
• outputting, by the computing device, a prompt to present the contactless card;
• receiving a second cryptogram from the contactless card, the second cryptogram generated by encoding, with a second session key, a second message combined with one or more blocks of random data, the second cryptogram different from the first cryptogram;
• sending the second cryptogram from the contactless card to the server;
• receiving an authentication code from the server based on authentication of the second cryptogram;
• and
• providing, by the computing device, in response to the printer being accessed to print the document, an authentication code that causes the printer to print the document.

A computing apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the computing apparatus to:
• receive a first request to print a document associated with an account, the first request received from a computing device, wherein the first request comprises a first cryptogram generated by a contactless card;
• authenticating the first request based on the first cryptogram;
• add a print job for the document in a print queue associated with the account after authenticating the first request;
• receive a second request to initiate printing the document, the second request received from a printer;
• instruct, by the computing apparatus, the printer to perform an authentication process;
• receive, from the printer, a second cryptogram generated by the contactless card to authenticate the second request, wherein the first cryptogram is different from the second cryptogram;
• authenticating the second request based on the second cryptogram, wherein the second request is authenticated using the contactless card and the computing device, wherein the computing apparatus provides an authentication code to the computing device after authentication of the second cryptogram and communication of the authentication code to the printer causes the printer to print the document;
• and
• release the print queue associated with the account to cause the printer to print the document, the release being responsive to the second request being authenticated.