Multifactor authentication service
US11487863B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/121
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for providing multifactor authentication. A disclosed method includes receiving a request at a server to launch a new session for an application on a client device, generating a plurality of codes, each of the plurality of codes associated with a respective identifier, and forwarding the plurality of codes via a short messaging service (SMS) message to a user associated with the client device. The method further includes sending the respective identifier associated with a given code of the plurality of codes to the application and receiving a submitted code entered into the application from the client device. Once received, the method compares the submitted code with the given code associated with the respective identifier and authenticates the user in response to the submitted code matching the given code.
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