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Methods and apparatus for authenticating a user multiple times during a session

  • US 8,832,812 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/2011
  • Issued: 09/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling access of a user to a protected resource during a session, the method comprising the steps of:

  • issuing an authentication information request responsive to an access request from the user to access the protected resource;

    receiving user-supplied authentication information from the user responsive to the authentication information request;

    authenticating the user based upon verification of the received authentication information; and

    repeating one or more of the issuing, receiving and authenticating steps during the session to re-authenticate the user using at least a portion of the user-supplied authentication information that is different from a corresponding portion of the user-supplied authentication information used during the first authenticating step, wherein said user-supplied authentication information received during an initial authentication and said user-supplied authentication information received during said re-authentication are based on a variable tokencode generated by a security token, wherein at least one of said issuing, receiving and authenticating steps is performed by at least one hardware device.

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