US 7,603,565 B2
Apparatus and method for authenticating access to a network resource
Leemon C. Baird, III, Lancaster, Calif. (US); Mance E. Harmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (US); R. Reed Young, Colorado Springs, Colo. (US); and James E. Armstrong, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo. (US)
Assigned to Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/802,073.
Application 10/802073 is a continuation of application No. 09/782342, filed on Feb. 12, 2001, granted, now 6,732,278.
Prior Publication US 2004/0230807 A1, Nov. 18, 2004
Int. Cl. G06F 21/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 713—184  [713/183; 713/186; 713/193; 726/28] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for providing a user with a secure access to a network resource, comprising:
a memory storing data related to at least one of accounts and preferences; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor authenticating the user with the device by verifying a device password and a user biometric that are specific to the device and transmitting a resource password to establish a connection to the network resource, the resource password being unknown to the user and specific to the network resource, wherein if a duress password is entered for authenticating the user, the processor replaces the data of the memory with non-sensitive data.