Systems and methods for a wearable user authentication factor
First Claim
1. A method of providing multi-factor authentication of an authenticatable user, comprising the steps of:
- providing an article having a plurality of unique electronic tags within the same article to an authenticatable user;
receiving a first authentication factor from the article via an electronic tag reader, wherein each the plurality of unique electronic tags provides access for the user to a different authenticatable action, each of the unique electronic tags being associated with one or more authentication factors, each authentication factor including an item of information used to authenticate the user'"'"'s identity;
receiving a second authentication factor from a user;
processing the first authentication factor and the second authentication factor to generate user authentication information;
generating a list of authentication options for the user that includes a list of the authenticatable actions associated respectively with the plurality of unique electronic tags, wherein the list includes a unique identifier associated with the authenticatable action; and
authenticating the user for access to a computing device with the user authentication information.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for providing multifactor authentication with a wearable user authentication factor. A multi-factor authentication module is implemented to use a plurality of authentication factors, including a unique tag identifier associated with an electronic tag embedded within a wearable article, such as a ring or watch, for the authentication of a user. A user of a wearable user authentication factor approaches a multi-factor terminal, which detects the electronic tag and reads its unique identifier. The user is then requested to provide a predetermined biometric feature, such as a fingerprint, to a biometric reader. The biometric feature is processed to generate a unique biometric identifier. The unique identifier of the electronic tag and the unique biometric identifier is then submitted to a multi-factor authentication module, which compares it to authentication information associated with the user. If the submitted unique identifiers match the user'"'"'s authentication information, then the user is authenticated.
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1. A method of providing multi-factor authentication of an authenticatable user, comprising the steps of:
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providing an article having a plurality of unique electronic tags within the same article to an authenticatable user; receiving a first authentication factor from the article via an electronic tag reader, wherein each the plurality of unique electronic tags provides access for the user to a different authenticatable action, each of the unique electronic tags being associated with one or more authentication factors, each authentication factor including an item of information used to authenticate the user'"'"'s identity; receiving a second authentication factor from a user; processing the first authentication factor and the second authentication factor to generate user authentication information; generating a list of authentication options for the user that includes a list of the authenticatable actions associated respectively with the plurality of unique electronic tags, wherein the list includes a unique identifier associated with the authenticatable action; and authenticating the user for access to a computing device with the user authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic system of providing multi-factor authentication of an authenticatable user, comprising:
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an article, having a plurality of unique electronic tags within the same article, provided to an authenticatable user; an electronic tag reader adapted to receive a first authentication factor from said article and adapted to receive a second authentication factor from the authenticatable user, wherein each of said plurality of unique electronic tags provides access for the user to a different authenticatable action, each of said unique electronic tags being associated with one or more authentication factors, each authentication factor including an item of information used to authenticate the user'"'"'s identity; said electronic tag reader adapted to process the first authentication factor and the second authentication factor to generate user authentication information; said electronic tag reader adapted to generate a list of authentication options for the user that includes a list of the authenticatable actions associated respectively with the plurality of unique electronic tags, wherein the list includes a unique identifier associated with the authenticatable action; and said electronic tag reader adapted to authenticate the user for access to a computing device with the user authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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