Alias-Based Social Media Identity Verification
First Claim
1. A method of social media based identity verification, implemented by an information handling system, the method comprising:
- receiving a user authentication request pertaining to a user;
retrieving one or more aliases corresponding to one or more social media contacts of the user;
preparing one or more user questions and one or more expected answers based on the aliases corresponding to the user'"'"'s social media contacts;
prompting the user to provide one or more user answers responsive to the user questions;
responsive to receiving user answers that match the expected answers, confirming the user authentication request; and
responsive to receiving user answers that fail to match the expected answers, invalidating the user authentication request.
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Abstract
An approach is provided to use social media content to verify the identity of a user using aliases established by the user in a social media environment. In the approach, a user authentication request pertaining to a user is received. Aliases corresponding to the user'"'"'s social media contacts are retrieved from a social media data store. User questions and expected answers are prepared based on the user'"'"'s social media contacts and the corresponding aliases. The user is prompted to provide one or more user answers responsive to the user questions. In response to receiving answers that match the expected answers, the user authentication request is confirmed. Conversely, in response to receiving user answers that fail to match the expected answers, the user authentication request is invalidated.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of social media based identity verification, implemented by an information handling system, the method comprising:
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receiving a user authentication request pertaining to a user; retrieving one or more aliases corresponding to one or more social media contacts of the user; preparing one or more user questions and one or more expected answers based on the aliases corresponding to the user'"'"'s social media contacts; prompting the user to provide one or more user answers responsive to the user questions; responsive to receiving user answers that match the expected answers, confirming the user authentication request; and responsive to receiving user answers that fail to match the expected answers, invalidating the user authentication request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information handling system comprising:
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a plurality of processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to perform alias based social media based identity verification, wherein the set of instructions perform actions of; receiving a user authentication request pertaining to a user; retrieving one or more aliases corresponding to one or more social media contacts of the user; preparing one or more user questions and one or more expected answers based on the aliases corresponding to the user'"'"'s social media contacts; prompting the user to provide one or more user answers responsive to the user questions; responsive to receiving user answers that match the expected answers, confirming the user authentication request; and responsive to receiving user answers that fail to match the expected answers, invalidating the user authentication request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium, comprising computer instructions that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform actions comprising:
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receiving a user authentication request pertaining to a user; retrieving one or more aliases corresponding to one or more social media contacts of the user; preparing one or more user questions and one or more expected answers based on the aliases corresponding to the user'"'"'s social media contacts; prompting the user to provide one or more user answers responsive to the user questions; responsive to receiving user answers that match the expected answers, confirming the user authentication request; and responsive to receiving user answers that fail to match the expected answers, invalidating the user authentication request. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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