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US 2020/0007523 A1Published application
Two-step authentication using push to talk
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsWOEI CHYUAN TAN, MOHAMAD ADIB OSMAN, CARMEN JIA YI SIAU, CHOON CHENG TAN
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing two-step authentication is provided herein. During operation, the two parts of authentication comprise (1) something a user knows, for example, a password; and (2) a push-to-talk (PTT) communication over a predetermined talkgroup.
Claims12
An apparatus for facilitating two-part authentication, the apparatus comprising:
- a graphical user interface configured to receive a first part of a two-part authentication process and output the first part of the two-part authentication process;
- logic circuitry configured to receive the first part of the two-part authentication process, and receive a second part of the two-part authentication process, wherein the second part of the two-part authentication process comprises an indication that a communication was received from a particular radio over a particular talkgroup;
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- wherein the logic circuitry is configured to grant access to information based on the received first part and second part of the two-part authentication process.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a user name associated with a user;
- receiving an indication that communication from a radio over a particular talkgroup has been received;
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- using a fact that the radio has communicated over the particular talkgroup as a second part of a two-part authentication process.
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A system comprising:
- a computer configured to receive a user name, receive a password, and use the user name and password as a first part of a two-part authentication process;
- network equipment configured to receive a radio identification, cause a radio associated with the radio identification to be reprogrammed to facilitate communication over a particular talkgroup, and receive an indication that the radio has communicated over the particular talkgroup;
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- wherein the computer is further configured to use an indication of the communication over the particular talkgroup as a second part of the two-part authentication process.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.