Remote verification of user presence and identity

Abstract

A system for verifying presence and identity of a user on a remote computer comprises a server connected to a networked communication system; a remote computer including an interface for a digital key, wherein the remote computer is connected to the networked communication system; a digital key that connects to the remote computer via the interface, wherein the digital key contains an encrypted key; a processor on the remote computer for reading digital key from the digital key and transmitting the encrypted key to the server over the networked communications system; and a computer program executing on the remote computer that captures behavioral data of the user and transmits the behavioral data to the server over the networked communications system.

1 . A system for verifying presence and identity of a user on a remote computer, comprising:
 a server connected to a networked communication system;   a remote computer including an interface for a digital key, wherein the remote computer is connected to the networked communication system;   a digital key that connects to the remote computer via the interface, wherein the digital key contains an encrypted key;   a processor on the remote computer for reading digital key from the digital key and transmitting the encrypted key to the server over the networked communications system; and   a computer program executing on the remote computer that captures behavioral data of the user and transmits the behavioral data to the server over the networked communications system.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the server further comprises a database for storing user records and user credentials. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the interface on the remote computer for the digital key comprises a USB port. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the digital key comprises a device that acts as a USB keyboard and provides secure authentication by a one-time password. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the behavioral data recorded includes: session identifiers, a number of times the digital key has powered up, a session count, user names, time deltas between events, and device identifiers. 
     
     
         6 . A method for verifying presence and identity of a user on a remote computer, comprising:
 receiving, by a remote computer connected to the networked communication system, an encrypted key from a digital key connected to an interface of the remote computer;   reading, by a processor on the remote computer, the encrypted key from the digital key;   transmitting, by the processor, the encrypted key to the server over the networked communications system;   capturing, by a computer program executing on the remote computer, behavioral data of the user; and   transmitting, by the computer program, the behavioral data of the user to the server over the networked communications system.