Authentication Using Device ID

• US 20150310194A1
• Filed: 04/29/2014
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Zhang, Xianhong, Keys, Andrew, Pruthi, Kapil
• Granted Patent: US 9,378,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

Abstract

A system for authenticating a customer is disclosed. The customer may attempt to access protected resources located at an authentication server. The customer may log in to the authentication server'"'"'s website, thereby submitting an authentication request. The authentication request may comprise attributes of the device the customer uses to log in. The authentication server may generate a device ID using the received device attributes and generate an authentication token that is signed with the device ID. The authentication server may transmit the authentication token to the client device. Subsequent requests to access protected resources from the client device may include the authentication token that is signed with the device ID.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at an authentication server, an authentication request, wherein the authentication request comprises device attributes;

generating, at the authentication server, a device ID using the device attributes;

creating, at the authentication server, an authentication token, wherein the authentication token is signed with the device ID;

transmitting, at the authentication server, the authentication token;

receiving, at the authentication server, a request to access protected resources, wherein the request comprises the authentication token and device attributes;

generating, at the authentication server, a comparison device ID based on the device attributes included in the request to access protected resources;

decrypting, at the authentication server, the authentication token;

retrieving, at the authentication server, the device ID generated from the decrypted authentication token;

validating, at the authentication server, the authentication token, wherein the validating comprises determining whether the device ID matches the comparison device ID; and

outputting, at the authentication server, a response.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the response comprises the protected resources if the device ID matches the comparison device ID.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the response comprises an authentication landing page if the device ID does not match the comparison device ID.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the device attributes are received using a client-side SDK.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the device attributes are received using a script.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the device attributes comprise at least one of a device operating system, a device type, and a device serial number.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication request comprises a username and password.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive an authentication request, wherein the authentication request comprises device attributes;

generate a device ID using the device attributes;

create an authentication token, wherein the authentication token is signed with the device ID;

transmit the authentication token;

receive a request to access protected resources, wherein the request comprises the authentication token and device attributes;

generate a comparison device ID based on the device attributes included in the request to access protected resources;

decrypt the authentication token;

retrieve the device ID generated from the decrypted authentication token;

validate the authentication token, wherein the validating comprises determining whether the device ID matches the comparison device ID; and

output a response.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the response comprises the protected resources if the device ID matches the comparison device ID.

10. The transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the response comprises an authentication landing page if the device ID does not match the comparison device ID.

11. The transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the device attributes are received using a client-side SDK.

12. The transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the device attributes are received using a script.

13. The transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the device attributes comprise at least one of a device operating system, a device type, and a device serial number.

14. An apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor, wherein the processor executes computer-executable program instructions which cause the processor to;

receive an authentication request, wherein the authentication request comprises device attributes;

generate a device ID using the device attributes;

create an authentication token, wherein the authentication token is signed with the device ID;

transmit the authentication token;

receive a request to access protected resources, wherein the request comprises the authentication token and device attributes;

generate a comparison device ID based on the device attributes included in the request to access protected resources;

decrypt the authentication token;

retrieve the device ID generated from the decrypted authentication token;

validate the authentication token, wherein the validating comprises determining whether the device ID matches the comparison device ID; and

output a response.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the response comprises the protected resources if the device ID matches the comparison device ID.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the response comprises an authentication landing page if the device ID does not match the comparison device ID.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the device attributes are received using a client-side SDK.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the device attributes are received using a script.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the device attributes comprise at least one of a device operating system, a device type, and a device serial number.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the authentication request comprises a username and password.