Management of multiple connections to a security token access device

A method for managing a connection by a security token access device, the security token access device being adapted to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of user devices and to be securely paired with at least two user devices, the method being implemented on the security token access device and comprising:

• maintaining, in memory in the security token access device, a store of connection information comprising security information for each of the at least two securely paired user devices and a value for each of the at least two securely paired user devices representing a last time said securely paired user device communicated with the security token access device;
• determining whether one of the at least two securely paired user devices is a stale device that has not communicated with the security token access device for a predetermined period of time by comparing the value representing the last time said securely paired user device communicated with the security token access device against a predetermined value;
• storing an associated value representing the status of the one of the at least two securely paired user devices as a stale device or an active device;
• upon receiving a communication from said one of the at least two securely paired user devices, checking the associated value for that user device to determine whether the user device is a stale device;
• when it is determined that one of the at least two securely paired user devices is a stale device, altering the associated value for that user device to represent its status as a stale device and implementing a management protocol for handling the stale device, wherein the management protocol comprises at least one of:
• requiring the stale device to provide a connection password to the security token access device upon the event of a further communication from the stale device to the security token access device to access a security token in communication with the security token access device;
• clearing at least a portion of the security information for the stale device from the store of connection information;
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• transmitting a signal to any remaining securely paired user devices of the at least two securely paired user devices, the signal comprising a notification that said one of the at least two securely paired user devices has been determined to be a stale device.