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ADAPTIVE MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM

  • US 20160359838A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2015
  • Published: 12/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A machine for improved secure access to computing devices, systems, resources, or services, comprising:

  • one or more computer servers with authentication modality data stored thereon for a plurality of authentication modalities, wherein the authentication modality data for each authentication modality comprises a trustworthiness factor for each of one or more user input devices, a trustworthiness factor for each of one or more user connection media, and a computational complexity cost factor; and

    a processor or microprocessor, wherein the processor or microprocessor is programmed to determine one or more of said authentication modalities to use for an authentication verification event by;

    determining the objective trustworthiness value for each modality based on device trustworthiness factors and connection media trustworthiness factors for said modality;

    determining a penalty value for each modality based on the computation complexity cost factor for said modality and the previous selection history of said modality for previous authentication verification events;

    ranking the authentication modalities based on the objective trustworthiness value and the penalty value; and

    applying one or more authentication modalities in order of ranking.

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