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Protection from unfamiliar login locations

  • US 9,177,125 B2
  • Filed: 07/06/2011
  • Issued: 11/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A machine-implemented method for authenticating a user session, comprising:

  • using at least one hardware processor to implement;

    recognizing a current location of a user login attempt to a user service;

    executing a comparison of the current location to a user location profile associated with a user account;

    presenting a user with an enhanced identity challenge for answering by the user before allowing user access based on the comparison;

    designating the current location as a familiar location upon successful response to the enhanced identity challenge to indicate a level of security for a subsequent login attempt from the current location; and

    updating the user location profile with the familiar location based on a login location history, wherein the familiar location further selects a challenge level for the enhanced identity challenge to grant user access.

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