Network-based verification and fraud-prevention system
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1. A system for authentication, comprising:
- an Internet-connected server providing services; and
software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing;
a function for receiving a request for authentication from a person seeking service at the server;
a function for requesting by the server a plurality of unique username/password pairs used for log-in for the person at a separate Internet site for each username/password pair, each separate Internet site remote from the server;
a function for logging in by the server at the remote sites on behalf of the person, using the username/password pairs provided by the person; and
a function for returning a score based on success or failure of the logins and authenticating the person at the server for interaction with the server based on the score.
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Abstract
A system for authentication has an Internet-connected server providing services and software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium. The software provides a function for receiving a request for authentication from a person seeking service at the server, a function for requesting by the server one or more username/password pairs used for log-in for the person at one or more Internet sites remote from the server, a function for logging in by the server at the remote site or sites on behalf of the person, using the username/password pair or pairs provided by the person, and a function for authenticating the person at the server for interaction with the server.
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1. A system for authentication, comprising:
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an Internet-connected server providing services; and software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing; a function for receiving a request for authentication from a person seeking service at the server; a function for requesting by the server a plurality of unique username/password pairs used for log-in for the person at a separate Internet site for each username/password pair, each separate Internet site remote from the server; a function for logging in by the server at the remote sites on behalf of the person, using the username/password pairs provided by the person; and a function for returning a score based on success or failure of the logins and authenticating the person at the server for interaction with the server based on the score. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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2. A method for authentication, comprising steps of:
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(a) accepting by a server an authentication request from a person; (b) requesting by the server a plurality of separate, unique username/password pairs for login at separate URLs for one or more sites, each of the sites remote from the server; (c) attempting to log-in by the server as the person at the one or more remote sites; (d) returning a score based on success or failure of the logins; and (e) authenticating the person by the server based on the score. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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