User authentication based on historical user behavior
First Claim
1. An apparatus for user authentication to perform at least one user action of a plurality of first user actions associated with an application running on the apparatus and based on historical user patterns, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
a processor; and
computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to cause the processor to;
receive from a user, a request to execute at least one first user action of a plurality of first user actions associated with an application running on the apparatus, wherein execution of the at least one first user action requires validation of one or more authentication credentials, wherein the plurality of first user actions are different than a plurality of second user actions not associated with the application;
collect a set of data comprising information related to one or more usage patterns associated with the apparatus of the user, associated with at least one second user actions, and not associated with any first user actions;
determine a normal pattern of usage associated with each of the at least one second user actions;
determine a present pattern of usage associated with each of the at least one second user actions;
determine a user pattern score associated with the user and the at least one second user actions, comprising;
comparing the present pattern of usage to the normal pattern of usage;
determining that the present pattern of usage is outside the normal pattern of usage;
setting the user pattern score by determining an extent to which the present pattern of usage is outside the normal pattern of usage;
determine a level of authentication associated with the determined user pattern score;
determine which one or more authentication types from a plurality of authentication types are associated with the level of authentication associated with the user pattern score;
request one or more authentication credentials corresponding to the determined one or more authentication types;
receive one or more authentication credentials from the user;
validate the one or more authentication credentials, thereby resulting in a successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials; and
in response to the successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials, execute the user action.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing user authentication based on historical user patterns. Embodiments receive from a user, a request to execute a user action associated with an application, wherein execution of the user action requires validation of authentication credentials; collect a set of data comprising information related to usage patterns associated with the apparatus of the user; determine a user pattern score associated with the user; determine a level of authentication; determine which authentication types are associated with the level of authentication; request authentication credentials corresponding to the authentication types; receive authentication credentials from the user; validate the authentication credentials, thereby resulting in a successful validation of the authentication credentials; and, in response to the successful validation, execute the user action.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for user authentication to perform at least one user action of a plurality of first user actions associated with an application running on the apparatus and based on historical user patterns, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a processor; and computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to cause the processor to; receive from a user, a request to execute at least one first user action of a plurality of first user actions associated with an application running on the apparatus, wherein execution of the at least one first user action requires validation of one or more authentication credentials, wherein the plurality of first user actions are different than a plurality of second user actions not associated with the application; collect a set of data comprising information related to one or more usage patterns associated with the apparatus of the user, associated with at least one second user actions, and not associated with any first user actions; determine a normal pattern of usage associated with each of the at least one second user actions; determine a present pattern of usage associated with each of the at least one second user actions; determine a user pattern score associated with the user and the at least one second user actions, comprising; comparing the present pattern of usage to the normal pattern of usage; determining that the present pattern of usage is outside the normal pattern of usage; setting the user pattern score by determining an extent to which the present pattern of usage is outside the normal pattern of usage; determine a level of authentication associated with the determined user pattern score; determine which one or more authentication types from a plurality of authentication types are associated with the level of authentication associated with the user pattern score; request one or more authentication credentials corresponding to the determined one or more authentication types; receive one or more authentication credentials from the user; validate the one or more authentication credentials, thereby resulting in a successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials; and in response to the successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials, execute the user action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for user authentication to perform at least one user action of a plurality of first user actions associated with an application running on the apparatus and based on historical user patterns, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of a mobile device and from a user, a request to execute at least one first user action of a plurality of first user actions associated with an application running on the apparatus, wherein execution of the at least one first user action requires validation of one or more authentication credentials, wherein the plurality of first user actions are different than a plurality of second user actions not associated with the application; collecting, by the processor of the mobile device, a set of data comprising information related to one or more usage patterns associated with the apparatus of the user, associated with at least one second user actions, and not associated with any first user actions; determining a normal pattern of usage associated with each of the at least one second user actions; determining a present pattern of usage associated with each of the at least one second user actions; determining, at the processor of the mobile device, a user pattern score associated with the user and the at least one second user actions, comprising; comparing the present pattern of usage to the normal pattern of usage; determining that the present pattern of usage is outside the normal pattern of usage; setting the user pattern score by determining an extent to which the present pattern of usage is outside the normal pattern of usage; determining, by the processor of the mobile device, a level of authentication associated with the determined user pattern score; determining, by the processor of the mobile device, which one or more authentication types from a plurality of authentication types are associated with the level of authentication associated with the user pattern score; requesting, by the processor of the mobile device, one or more authentication credentials corresponding to the determined one or more authentication types; receiving, by the processor of the mobile device, one or more authentication credentials from the user; validating, by the processor of the mobile device, the one or more authentication credentials, thereby resulting in a successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials; and in response to the successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials, executing, by the processor of the mobile device, the user action. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for user authentication to perform at least one user action of a plurality of first user actions associated with an application running on the apparatus and based on historical user patterns, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code causing a first apparatus to:
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receive from a user, a request to execute at least one first user action of a plurality of first user actions associated with an application running on the apparatus, wherein execution of the at least one first user action requires validation of one or more authentication credentials, wherein the plurality of first user actions are different than a plurality of second user actions not associated with the application; collect a set of data comprising information related to one or more usage patterns associated with the apparatus of the user, associated with at least one second user actions, and not associated with any first user actions; determine a normal pattern of usage associated with each of the at least one second user actions; determine a present pattern of usage associated with each of the at least one second user actions; determine a user pattern score associated with the user and the at least one second user actions, comprising; comparing the present pattern of usage to the normal pattern of usage; determining that the present pattern of usage is outside the normal pattern of usage; setting the user pattern score by determining an extent to which the present pattern of usage is outside the normal pattern of usage; determine a level of authentication associated with the determined user pattern score; determine which one or more authentication types from a plurality of authentication types are associated with the level of authentication associated with the user pattern score; request one or more authentication credentials corresponding to the determined one or more authentication types; receive one or more authentication credentials from the user; validate the one or more authentication credentials, thereby resulting in a successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials; and in response to the successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials, execute the user action. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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