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Facilitating multiple authentications

  • US 9,344,427 B1
  • Filed: 11/11/2014
  • Issued: 05/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, at a control layer of a computing resource service provider via an application accessed by a user device, a request to access a service;

    receiving, at the control layer of the computing resource service provider via the application, a user identifier and a password associated with the user identifier for accessing the service;

    obtaining a first authentication of the user identifier and the password using an authentication directory accessible by the computing resource provider, the authentication directory comprising one of a plurality of directories accessible by the computing resource provider;

    at least partly in response to obtaining the first authentication, encrypting the password to create an encrypted password;

    transmitting the encrypted password to the application accessed by the user device, wherein the application is configured to decrypt the encrypted password to create a decrypted password and transmit the decrypted password to the user device;

    receiving, from the user device, at a data layer of the computing resource provider, and independently of the control layer, the decrypted password; and

    obtaining a second authentication of the decrypted password.

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