Login via near field communication with automatically generated login information

A method comprising:

• receiving a first request containing a first identification associated with a first website from a computing device, wherein the first identification is a uniform resource locator (URL) of the first website;
• determining whether or not the first identification preexists in a list of website identifications prior to receiving the first request, each website identification in the list of website identifications having corresponding login information for a respective website;
• in an event that the first identification preexists in the list of website identifications prior to receiving the first request, transmitting first login information corresponding to the first identification associated with the first website to the computing device;
• and
• in an event that the first identification does not preexist in the list of website identifications prior to receiving the first request:
• generating login information for the first website, the login information includes an associated username and password that correspond to the website;
• and
• transmitting the generated login information to the computing device.

A processing device comprising:

• a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a wireless device via a Near Field Communication (NFC)-based communication link;
• and
• a control unit coupled to the wireless communication unit, the control unit configured to:
• detect a user's intent to log in a first website;
• generate a first request containing a first identification associated with the first website, wherein the first identification is a uniform resource locator (URL) of the first website;
• direct the wireless communication unit to transmit the first request to the wireless device via the NFC-based communication link;
• receive first login information specific to the first website from the wireless device through the wireless communication unit, the first login information includes an associated username and password that correspond to the first website;
• and
• provide the first login information to the first website to log in the first website for the user.

A processing device comprising:

• a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a computing device via a Near Field Communication (NFC)-based communication link;
• memory adapted to store a list of website identifications, each website identification in the list of website identifications having corresponding login information for a respective website;
• and
• a control unit coupled to the wireless communication unit and the memory, the control unit including a credential vault module configured to:
• receive a first request containing a first identification associated with a first website from the computing device, wherein the first identification is a uniform resource locator (URL) of the first website;
• determine whether the first identification associated with the first website matches any website identification in the list of website identifications;
• in an event that the first identification matches a website identification in the list of website identifications, direct the wireless communication unit to transmit first login information corresponding to the first identification associated with the first website to the computing device;
• and
• in an event that the first identification does not match any website identification in the list of website identifications:
• generate login information for the first website, the login information includes an associated username and password that correspond to the first website;
• store the generated login information in the list of website identifications in the memory;
• and
• direct the wireless communication unit to transmit the generated login information to the computing device.