Selectively enabling and disabling biometric authentication based on mobile device state information

• US 9,923,930 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Zhang, Xianhong, Meng, Wenhui, Pasumarthi, Kalyan V., Votaw, Elizabeth S., Keys, Andrew T., Dave, Apeksh M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Arani, Taghi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Naghdali, Khalil
• Application Number:
  US14/945,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20170149840A1
• Time in Patent Office: 852 Days
• Field of Search: 726 6
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/108 Remote banking, e.g. home banking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/082 applying multi-factor authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/205 involving negotiation or determination of the one or more network security mechanisms to be used, e.g. by negotiation between the client and the server or between peers or by selection according to the capabilities of the entities involved negotiation of communication capabilities H04L69/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/67 Risk-dependent, e.g. selecting a security level depending on risk profiles

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for selectively enabling and disabling biometric authentication are presented. In some embodiments, a computing platform may receive, from a device monitoring and management computer system, a device state indicator message comprising device state information associated with a mobile computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may set a biometric authentication flag for the mobile computing device based on the device state indicator message received from the device monitoring and management computer system. Then, the computing platform may generate an authentication functionality message for the mobile computing device based on the biometric authentication flag set for the mobile computing device, and the authentication functionality message may be configured to selectively enable or disable one or more biometric authentication functions provided by the mobile computing device. Thereafter, the computing platform may send, to the mobile computing device, the authentication functionality message generated for the mobile computing device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one processor;

a communication interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to;

receive, via the communication interface, from a device monitoring and management computer system, a device state indicator message comprising device state information associated with a mobile computing device, wherein the device state information associated with the mobile computing device comprises information indicating that the mobile computing device has been jailbroken or rooted;

set a biometric authentication flag for the mobile computing device based on the device state indicator message received from the device monitoring and management computer system;

generate an authentication functionality message for the mobile computing device based on the biometric authentication flag set for the mobile computing device, the authentication functionality message being configured to selectively disable a biometric authentication function of a mobile banking application executed on the mobile computing device based on the information indicating that the mobile computing device has been jailbroken or rooted, wherein the biometric authentication function of the mobile banking application is used when authenticating with the system to access mobile banking information maintained by a financial institution operating the system; and

send, via the communication interface, to the mobile computing device, the authentication functionality message generated for the mobile computing device, wherein sending the authentication functionality message generated for the mobile computing device to the mobile computing device causes the mobile computing device to disable the biometric authentication function of the mobile banking application executed on the mobile computing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile banking application is provided by the financial institution operating the system, and the mobile computing device is used by a customer of the financial institution operating the system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the device state information associated with the mobile computing device comprises location information identifying a current geographic location of the mobile computing device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the device state information associated with the mobile computing device comprises application information identifying one or more programs that are installed or running on the mobile computing device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the device state information associated with the mobile computing device comprises user information identifying a current user of the mobile computing device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

prior to receiving the device state indicator message comprising the device state information associated with the mobile computing device;

receive, via the communication interface, from the mobile computing device, a connect message comprising one or more identifiers associated with the mobile computing device;

based on receiving the connect message comprising the one or more identifiers associated with the mobile computing device, generate a probe request for the mobile computing device, the probe request being configured to cause the device monitoring and management computer system to collect state information from the mobile computing device; and

send, via the communication interface, to the device monitoring and management computer system, the probe request generated for the mobile computing device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the device state information associated with the mobile computing device is collected by a management agent executed on the mobile computing device.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the device state information associated with the mobile computing device is collected by the mobile banking application executed on the mobile computing device.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

set one or more additional authentication flags for the mobile computing device based on the device state indicator message received from the device monitoring and management computer system.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

after sending the authentication functionality message generated for the mobile computing device to the mobile computing device;

receive, via the communication interface, from the mobile computing device, authentication input information;

validate the authentication input information received from the mobile computing device; and

based on validating the authentication input information received from the mobile computing device, provide, to the mobile computing device, online banking information associated with one or more financial accounts maintained by the financial institution for the customer of the financial institution.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

prior to providing the online banking information to the mobile computing device;

generate one or more additional authentication prompts based on the one or more additional authentication flags set for the mobile computing device; and

provide the one or more additional authentication prompts to the mobile computing device.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the biometric authentication function of the mobile banking application executed on the mobile computing device comprises a fingerprint biometric authentication function.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the biometric authentication function of the mobile banking application executed on the mobile computing device comprises a voice biometric authentication function.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the biometric authentication function of the mobile banking application executed on the mobile computing device comprises a facial biometric authentication function.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the biometric authentication function of the mobile banking application executed on the mobile computing device comprises a retinal biometric authentication function.