@Misc{BKR08, author = { John G. Brainard and Kaliski, Jr., Burton S. and Ronald L. Rivest }, title = { Method and apparatus for performing enhanced time-based authentication }, howpublished = { U.S. Patent 7,363,494. Issued April 22, 2008. }, date = { 2008-04-22 }, OPTyear = { 20008 }, OPTmonth = { April 22, }, urla = { google-patent-page }, abstract = { A time-based method for generating an authentication code associated with an entity uses an authentication code generated from a secret, a dynamic, time-varying variable, and the number of previous authentication code generations within the particular time interval. Other information such as a personal identification number (PIN) and a verifier identifier can also be combined into the authentication code. }, }