TRANSFER OF TRUST BETWEEN AUTHENTICATION DEVICES

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for transferring trust between authentication devices associated with the same user. The user accessing secure online resource(s) uses a first (authentication) client device which is not yet associated (verified) with the user for accessing the secure online resource(s). In response to receiving an authentication request from the client device, an authentication message is transmitted to the first client device. The authentication message is transferred from the first client device to a second client device already associated (verified) with the user for accessing the secure online resource(s). The second authenticator transmits back the authentication message which may be verified against the authentication message transmitted to the first client device. In case of successful verification, the first authenticator is associated with the user and enabled for authenticating the user when accessing for secure online resource(s) based on identity assurance indicator(s) verified for the second client device.