Multi-channel multi-factor authentication
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1. A computing system comprising:
- a cell phone includinga screen;
a video camera having a field of view, disposed proximate to the screen, and configured such that a person viewing the screen will be within the field of view; and
logic configured tocommunicate over a secure channel with an authentication system,receive a video signal from the video camera and generate therefrom a first video stream that is encrypted and a second video stream that is not encrypted,render the second video stream to the screen, andtransmit the first video stream over the channel to the authentication system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for authenticating electronic transactions are provided. The authentication methods employ a combination of security features and communication channels. These security features can be based, for example, on unique knowledge of the person being authenticated, a unique thing that the person has, unique personal features and attributes of the person, the ability of the person to respond, and to do so in a fashion that a machine cannot, and so forth. Methods for enrolling the person prior to authentication are also provided, as well as systems for enrollment and authentication.
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1. A computing system comprising:
a cell phone including a screen; a video camera having a field of view, disposed proximate to the screen, and configured such that a person viewing the screen will be within the field of view; and logic configured to communicate over a secure channel with an authentication system, receive a video signal from the video camera and generate therefrom a first video stream that is encrypted and a second video stream that is not encrypted, render the second video stream to the screen, and transmit the first video stream over the channel to the authentication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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