Automated peer authentication
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a signal that indicates that a user is to be authenticated; and
a processor for selecting a peer that is capable of authenticating said user in person;
wherein the selection of said peer is based on one or more properties of one or more entities and a schedule for one or more users; and
wherein at least one of said properties is expected to change during any time interval of N minutes, wherein N is no more than 10080;
and wherein N is a positive number.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing peer authentication without the assistance of a human “guard.” In accordance with the illustrative embodiments, a peer is selected from a non-empty set of candidates at authentication time based on one or more of the following dynamic properties: the current geo-location of the user to be authenticated; the current geo-locations of the candidates; the current time; the contents of one or more directories (e.g., a telephone directory, an organizational chart or directory, etc.), the contents of one or more call logs; and the candidates'"'"' schedules.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a signal that indicates that a user is to be authenticated; and a processor for selecting a peer that is capable of authenticating said user in person; wherein the selection of said peer is based on one or more properties of one or more entities and a schedule for one or more users; and wherein at least one of said properties is expected to change during any time interval of N minutes, wherein N is no more than 10080; and wherein N is a positive number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising selecting a peer to authenticate a user, wherein:
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the peer is capable of authenticating the user in person; the selection of said peer is based on one or more properties of one or more entities and a schedule for one or more users; and at least one of said properties is expected to change during any time interval of N minutes, and wherein N is a positive number that is no more than 10080. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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transmitting to a human peer a signal that indicates that a user is to be authenticated by said human peer, wherein the selection of said human peer is based on one or more properties of one or more entities and a schedule for one or more users, wherein at least one of said properties is expected to change during any time interval of N minutes, and wherein N is a positive number that is no more than 10080; receiving from said human peer, in response to said signal, a non-Boolean value; and determining whether to authenticate said user based in said non-Boolean values. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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