USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM USING USER'S E-MAIL ADDRESS AND HARDWARE INFORMATION

• Main Authors: KIM, KYU-SOO, KIM, IN-GEE, CHO, KU-GON, KANG, HO-GAB
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 18.11.2009
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; CALCULATING; CODING OR CIPHERING APPARATUS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC OR OTHERPURPOSES INVOLVING THE NEED FOR SECRECY; COMPUTING; COUNTING; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; SEALS; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A user authentication method of authenticating a user on an on-line basis using a user's e-mail address and hardware information is provided. The user authentication method includes the steps of: transmitting a user's authentication client platform hardware information and e-mail address to an authentication server module through an authentication client module installed in the authentication client platform; and the authentication client module determining user authentication according to whether or not the e-mail address and hardware information received from the authentication server module is identical to user's e-mail address and hardware information stored in an authentication database. A user's authentication request and authentication is confirmed through an e-mail in the case that authentication fails in the primary authentication process. The user authentication method performs authentication by using a user's hardware information and e-mail address, their uniqueness of which is verified. Accordingly, since a user's password is not required, inconveniences of reissuing the user's password due to losing the same can be reduced.