Enhanced security for a secure token code

Apparatus for providing enhanced security for a multibit secure token code which is obtained from a token, the apparatus comprising:

• means included as part of said token for storing a predetermined multibit token secret which is related to the secure token code in a predetermined way;
• means for inputting a multicharacter secret code known to an authorized user of the token;
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• means for generating and storing the secure token code when the predetermined multibit token secret stored with the token and the inputted secret code are received.

A token having a memory element for storing a selected multibit sequence which is used under selected conditions to generate a desired multibit secure token code unique to a token user, which token is formed by the process of:

• initially storing said multibit secure token code;
• inputting a secret code known to the token user;
• utilizing a combining algorithm to combine the secure token code and the secret code to generate the a multibit token secret, the multibit token secret when algorithmically combined with the secret code producing the secure token code;
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• storing the multibit token secret as the selected multibit sequence in the token memory element.

A method for storing in a token memory element a selected multibit token secret which is mused under selected conditions to generate a desired multibit secure token code unique to the token user, the method comprising the steps of:

• initially storing said multibit secure token code;
• inputting a secret code known to the token user;
• utilizing a combining algorithm to combine the secure token code and the secret code to generate the multibit token secret, the multibit token secret when algorithmically combined with the secret code producing the secure token code;
• and
• storing the multibit sequence in the token memory element.

Apparatus for storing in a token memory element a selected multibit token secret which is used under selected conditions to generate a desired multibit secure token code unique to a token user, the apparatus comprising:

• means for storing said multibit secure token code;
• means for inputting a secret code known to the token user;
• means for utilizing a combining algorithm to combine the secure token code and the secret code to generate the multibit token secret, the multibit token secret when algorithmically combined with the secret code producing the secure token code;
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• means for storing the multibit token secret in the token memory element.

Apparatus for utilizing a token storing a selected multibit token secret to generate a desired multibit secure token code unique to a token user, the apparatus comprising:

• means for reading out the multibit token secret;
• means for inputting a secret code known to the token user;
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• means for utilizing a combining algorithm to combine the read-out multibit token secret and the inputted secret code to generate the multibit secure token code.