System and method for personalized security signature
First Claim
1. A method performed by an authentication device having a hardware processor and a memory storing information associating first non-textual authentication data with an identity of a user, wherein the first non-textual authentication data is exclusive of biometric data identifying biometric characteristics inherent to the user, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the authentication device, input authentication data from a client device of the user in response to a user authentication process by the authentication device that determines identity of the user of the client device;
comparing, by the authentication device, the input authentication data provided by the client device with the first non-textual authentication data stored in the memory; and
authenticating, by the authentication device, the user of the client device during the user authentication process based on the input authentication data matching the first non-textual authentication data.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for authenticating users based on personalized (i.e., user-provided or user-selected) authentication data. In one set of embodiments, the personalized authentication data includes acoustic, image, and/or video data, but is exclusive of biometric data of the user. In this manner, existing acoustic, image, and video-based authentication interfaces/mechanisms may be leveraged, without the problems associated with verifying biometric data. In some embodiments, a user may enroll or register multiple pieces of personalized authentication data into an authentication system. The user may then select one piece of personalized authentication data for use by the system at a time of authentication.
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19 Claims
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1. A method performed by an authentication device having a hardware processor and a memory storing information associating first non-textual authentication data with an identity of a user, wherein the first non-textual authentication data is exclusive of biometric data identifying biometric characteristics inherent to the user, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the authentication device, input authentication data from a client device of the user in response to a user authentication process by the authentication device that determines identity of the user of the client device; comparing, by the authentication device, the input authentication data provided by the client device with the first non-textual authentication data stored in the memory; and authenticating, by the authentication device, the user of the client device during the user authentication process based on the input authentication data matching the first non-textual authentication data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17)
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15. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing information associating first non-textual authentication data with an identity of a user, wherein the first non-textual authentication data is exclusive of biometric data identifying biometric characteristics inherent to the user, the memory further storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive input authentication data from a client device of the user in response to a user authentication process by the processor that determines identity of the user of the client device; compare the input authentication data provided by the client device with the first non-textual authentication data stored in the memory; and authenticate the user of the client device during the user authentication process based on the input authentication data matching the first non-textual authentication data. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon a series of instructions which, when executed by a hardware processing component of an authentication device, cause the processing component to facilitate user authentication by:
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receiving information associating non-textual authentication data with an identity of a user, wherein the non-textual authentication data is exclusive of biometric data identifying biometric characteristics inherent to the user; receiving input authentication data from a client device of the user in response to a user authentication process by the authentication device that determines identity of the user of the client device; comparing the input authentication data provided by the client device with the first non-textual authentication data; and authenticating the user of the client device during the user authentication process based on the input authentication data matching the non-textual authentication data. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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