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Data sensitivity based authentication and authorization

  • US 10,581,924 B2
  • Filed: 07/19/2018
  • Issued: 03/03/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a mobile device, a request from a user to access data for an application executing on the mobile device;

    dynamically determining, by the mobile device, a data sensitivity level associated with the data for the application that is requested, wherein the dynamically determining the data sensitivity level associated with the data comprises;

    analyzing, by an access decision engine of the mobile device, at least one of access control data for the requested data, data sensitivity level definitions for the requested, or event log information for the requested data, wherein the event log information comprises a history of data access attempts of the data that is requested;

    monitoring a plurality of requests to access the data; and

    reclassifying the data sensitivity level of the data based on the plurality of requests to access the data;

    determining, by the mobile device, an authentication level associated the user requesting the data;

    determining, by the mobile device, whether the authentication level of the user is in accordance with the data sensitivity level associated with the data; and

    in response to determining whether the authentication level of the user satisfies the data sensitivity level associated with the data, granting or denying access to the requested data.

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