Method and apparatus for the secure authentication of a web-site
Methods for the authentication of a web site. A dynamic identification string and a one-time password are calculated by a device. The dynamic identification string is sent to a service provider, such as a certification service server associated with the web site. In response, the server computes a one-time password. The device computed one-time password can then be compared to the server computed one-time password in order to authenticate the web site.
1. A method for authenticating a web site, comprising the steps of:
computing, by a software implemented algorithm, a time-dependent dynamic code;
computing a first one-time password corresponding to the computed time-dependent dynamic code;
transmitting the time-dependent dynamic code to the web site;
computing, by the web site, a web site computed one-time password corresponding to the time-dependent dynamic code; and
comparing, using a user interface, the first computed one-time password to the web site computed one-time password, in order to authenticate the web site.
2. The authentication method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of configuring a software module to compute a time-dependent dynamic code and to compute a first one-time password.
3. The authentication method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of configuring a server software module to compute a one-time password corresponding to the time-dependent dynamic code.
4. The authentication method of claim 1 , wherein the web site is authenticated for by a plurality of visitors.
5. A method for authenticating a web site, comprising the steps of:
computing, by a software implemented algorithm, a displayable and human readable time-dependent dynamic code;
computing a first one-time password corresponding to the computed time-dependent dynamic code;
transmitting the time-dependent dynamic code to the web site;
computing, by the web site, a web site computed one-time password corresponding to the time-dependent dynamic code; and
comparing, using a user interface, the first computed one-time password to the web site computed one-time password, in order to authenticate the web site.
6. The authentication method of claim 5 , wherein the web site is authenticated for by a plurality of visitors.
7. A method for authenticating a web site, comprising the steps of:
computing, by a software implemented algorithm, a displayable and human readable time-dependent dynamic code;
computing a first one-time password corresponding to the computed time-dependent dynamic code;
transmitting the first computed one-time password to the web site;
transmitting the time-dependent dynamic code to a third party entity server;
computing a server computed one-time password that corresponds to the time-dependent dynamic code received by the third party entity server;
receiving by the web site the server computed one-time password corresponding to the time-dependent dynamic code; and
comparing, using a user interface, the first computed one-time password to the server computed one-time password received by the web site, in order to authenticate the web site.
8. The authentication method of claim 7 , wherein the step of transmitting the time-dependent dynamic code to a third party entity server comprises: transmitting the time-dependent dynamic code, by the web site, to a third party entity server.