US 2007/0182714 A1 · Methods and apparatus for securing keystrokes from being intercepted between the keyboard and a browser

Abstract

The invention described herein provides a method and system for foiling a keylogger by creating a custom keyboard driver and passing the keystrokes directly to the browser in an encrypted format. The browser (which is used to access the Internet) has a component that decrypts the keystroke before it is sent to the website. Thus the present invention enables the user to go to any website and enter sensitive information (passwords, credit card numbers, etc.) without the keystrokes being intercepted by Keyloggers. In general terms, the invention described herein provides a method and system for (1) modifying the keyboard driver, (2) encrypting the keystrokes between the keyboard driver and the browser, and (3) notifying the user if the invention has been compromised.

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Dependent claims

A methodology for taking control of the keyboard at the hardware level via a proprietary keyboard driver, encrypt the keystrokes and send them the browser, where they are decrypted, said method comprising:

a methodology for taking control of the keyboard at the hardware level via a proprietary keyboard driver;
a methodology that encrypts the keystrokes;
a methodology that sends the encrypted keystrokes to a browser component that appears as a toolbar where they are decrypted;
a methodology that can turn the encryption of the keystrokes on and off;

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Methods and apparatus for securing keystrokes from being intercepted between the keyboard and a browser

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Methods and apparatus for securing keystrokes from being intercepted between the keyboard and a browser

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