IP Library Granted Patent US 10,769,873
Granted Patent B1
US 10,769,873 · App. 16/810,772 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Secure smart unlocking

Inventors: Xi Sun (Hangzhou, CN); Hongwei Luo (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
G07C9/00309G07C9/00857G07C9/00896H04L9/0825G07C2009/00412G07C2009/00507
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Patent No.
US 10,769,873
App. No.
16/810,772
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present application provides an unlocking solution. In this solution, after obtaining a digital key seed, a user mobile device can generate a digital key for multiple times by using the digital key seed and first check data corresponding to a current unlocking operation, and then send the digital key to a smart door lock for verification and unlocking. Because the digital key includes the first check data only corresponding to the current unlocking operation, an attacker cannot use the digital key to perform unlocking again even if the attacker obtains the digital key. In addition, because the digital key seed can be used for multiple times, a smart door lock server does not need to be connected each time to obtain the digital key. Therefore, both security and ease of use are satisfied.

Claims (44)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining, by a user mobile device, a digital key seed;

generating, by the user mobile device, a digital key based on the digital key seed and first check data corresponding to a current unlocking operation;

sending, by the user mobile device, the digital key to a smart door lock, wherein the smart door lock performs verification on the digital key seed and the first check data in the digital key, and performs unlocking after the verification succeeds; and

wherein the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation comprises unlocking count information, and the unlocking count information is computed according to a number of times the user mobile device generates a digital key based on the digital key seed.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating, by the user mobile device, the digital key based on the digital key seed and the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation comprises:

using, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed, the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation, and a first dynamic parameter as first to-be-signed data, and signing the first to-be-signed data by using a user private key to obtain a first signature; and

generating, by the user mobile device, the digital key based on the first to-be-signed data and the first signature.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed comprises:

sending, by the user mobile device, an application request to a smart door lock server, wherein the application request comprises user identity information and a user public key; and

obtaining, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed that is provided by the smart door lock server and related to the user identity information and the user public key.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the digital key seed comprises second to-be-signed data and a second signature obtained by signing the second to-be-signed data by using a server private key, and the second to-be-signed data comprises second check data and a second dynamic parameter related to the user identity information and the user public key.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the second check data comprises the user public key, a seed identifier bound to the user identity information, and the second dynamic parameter.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the second check data further comprises a seed validity time.

7. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by a user mobile device, a digital key seed;

generating, by the user mobile device, a digital key based on the digital key seed and first check data corresponding to a current unlocking operation;

sending, by the user mobile device, the digital key to a smart door lock, wherein the smart door lock performs verification on the digital key seed and the first check data in the digital key, and performs unlocking after the verification succeeds; and

wherein the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation comprises unlocking count information, and the unlocking count information is computed according to a number of times the user mobile device generates a digital key based on the digital key seed.

8. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein generating, by the user mobile device, the digital key based on the digital key seed and the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation comprises:

using, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed, the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation, and a first dynamic parameter as first to-be-signed data, and signing the first to-be-signed data by using a user private key to obtain a first signature; and

generating, by the user mobile device, the digital key based on the first to-be-signed data and the first signature.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein obtaining, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed comprises:

sending, by the user mobile device, an application request to a smart door lock server, wherein the application request comprises user identity information and a user public key; and

obtaining, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed that is provided by the smart door lock server and related to the user identity information and the user public key.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the digital key seed comprises second to-be-signed data and a second signature obtained by signing the second to-be-signed data by using a server private key, and the second to-be-signed data comprises second check data and a second dynamic parameter related to the user identity information and the user public key.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the second check data comprises the user public key, a seed identifier bound to the user identity information, and the second dynamic parameter.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the second check data further comprises a seed validity time.

13. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:

obtaining, by a user mobile device, a digital key seed;

generating, by the user mobile device, a digital key based on the digital key seed and first check data corresponding to a current unlocking operation;

sending, by the user mobile device, the digital key to a smart door lock, wherein the smart door lock performs verification on the digital key seed and the first check data in the digital key, and performs unlocking after the verification succeeds; and

wherein the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation comprises unlocking count information, and the unlocking count information is computed according to a number of times the user mobile device generates a digital key based on the digital key seed.

14. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein generating, by the user mobile device, the digital key based on the digital key seed and the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation comprises:

using, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed, the first check data corresponding to the current unlocking operation, and a first dynamic parameter as first to-be-signed data, and signing the first to-be-signed data by using a user private key to obtain a first signature; and

generating, by the user mobile device, the digital key based on the first to-be-signed data and the first signature.

15. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein obtaining, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed comprises:

sending, by the user mobile device, an application request to a smart door lock server, wherein the application request comprises user identity information and a user public key; and

obtaining, by the user mobile device, the digital key seed that is provided by the smart door lock server and related to the user identity information and the user public key.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein the digital key seed comprises second to-be-signed data and a second signature obtained by signing the second to-be-signed data by using a server private key, and the second to-be-signed data comprises second check data and a second dynamic parameter related to the user identity information and the user public key.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 16 , wherein the second check data comprises the user public key, a seed identifier bound to the user identity information, and the second dynamic parameter.

18. The computer-implemented system of claim 17 , wherein the second check data further comprises a seed validity time.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053754/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053743/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2020
From: SUN, XI; LUO, HONGWEI
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052209/0927 →
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