SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED AUTHENTICATION
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1. A location-aware method for user authentication comprising:
- determining a current location of a mobile device;
identifying a location class corresponding to the current location;
receiving an authentication policy associated with a particular relying party, the authentication policy defining a set of one or more authentication techniques to provide a sufficient level of user authentication for a current transaction based on the identified location class; and
selecting from the set of one or more authentication techniques to authenticate the user for the current transaction based on the identified location class.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for location-aware authentication. For example, one embodiment of a location-aware method for user authentication comprises: determining a current location of a mobile device; identifying a location class corresponding to the current location; selecting a set of one or more authentication techniques to provide a sufficient level of user authentication for a current transaction based on the identified location class.
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1. A location-aware method for user authentication comprising:
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determining a current location of a mobile device; identifying a location class corresponding to the current location; receiving an authentication policy associated with a particular relying party, the authentication policy defining a set of one or more authentication techniques to provide a sufficient level of user authentication for a current transaction based on the identified location class; and selecting from the set of one or more authentication techniques to authenticate the user for the current transaction based on the identified location class. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A location-aware system for user authentication comprising:
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a location detection module to determine a current location of a mobile device; a location class determination module to identify a location class corresponding to the current location; an authentication policy engine to receive an authentication policy associated with a particular relying party, the authentication policy defining a set of one or more authentication techniques to provide a sufficient level of user authentication for a current transaction based on the identified location class, the authentication policy engine to select from the set of one or more authentication techniques to authenticate the user for the current transaction based on the identified location class. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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