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Systems and methods for multi-factor authentication

  • US 20070186106A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2007
  • Published: 08/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for authenticating a user to a secure resource, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request from a user to access the secure resource, the request comprising one or more user authentication credentials;

    providing, in response to and based at least in part on the user authentication credentials, an access policy based on rules associated with a plurality of access-control systems;

    receiving user states from each of the plurality of access-control systems;

    determining whether any of the rules is satisfied, at least in part, on the received user states; and

    adjudicating access to the secure resource based on the determination.

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