Patent attributes
Distributed token-less authentication. In an embodiment, a partially-hashed personal identification number (PIN) is received from a terminal via at least one first network, wherein the partially-hashed PIN comprises an unhashed first portion that identifies a service-specific interface associated with the user account, and a hashed second portion. The partially-hashed PIN is relayed to the service-specific interface, identified by the first unhashed portion of the partially-hashed PIN, via at least one second network. Subsequently, a first-level confirmation or rejection is received from the service-specific interface via the at least one second network, and the first-level confirmation or rejection is relayed to the terminal via the at least one first network.
