US Patent 8627438 Passwordless strong authentication using trusted devices

A code for accessing an online resource having a customer account associated therewith is presented via a secondary device, and authentication data indicative of the code that was presented is received from a primary device. The primary device is identified as a trusted device associated with the customer account responsive to receiving the authentication data therefrom, and the secondary device is authenticated for access to the online resource responsive to identification of the primary device as the trusted device associated with the customer account.