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Cloud authentication

  • US 9,195,834 B1
  • Filed: 02/09/2012
  • Issued: 11/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An authentication system, comprising:

  • a processor configured to;

    receive a first user'"'"'s response(s) to a first authentication challenge for the first user, wherein the first user is associated with a first service provider, wherein the authentication system is configured to provide authentication services on behalf of the first service provider, and wherein the first authentication challenge is generated based at least in part on previously captured enrollment information provided by the first user during an enrollment phase;

    receive a second user'"'"'s response(s) to a second authentication challenge for the second user, wherein the second user is associated with a second service provider that is different from the first service provider, and wherein the authentication system is configured to provide authentication services on behalf of the second service provider in addition to the first service provider;

    determine, on behalf of the first service provider, a first score based at least in part on the first user'"'"'s response(s), and send to the first service provider a first assessment based at least in part on the determined first score, wherein the first assessment is configured according to a first set of configuration rules corresponding to the first service provider; and

    determine, on behalf of the second service provider, a second score based at least in part on the second user'"'"'s response(s), and send to the second service provider a second assessment based at least in part on the determined second score, wherein the second assessment is configured according to a second set of configuration rules corresponding to the second service provider; and

    a memory coupled to the processor and configured to the processor to provide the processor with instructions.

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