Multi-mode credential authentication
US8484709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for authenticating an identity involves a computing device receiving a first credential over a first communications channel, and determining a second communications channel from a comparison between the first received credential and a first reference credential provisionally associated with the first credential. The computing device opens the second communications channel and receives second credential over the second communications channel, and the identity is authenticated based on a verification of the second credential. The computing device authenticates the identity by generating a first identity proof score from a correlation between the first received credential and the first reference credential, generating a second identity proof score from a correlation between the second received credential and a second reference credential, and generating an ultimate identity proof score from the first identity proof score and the second identity proof score.
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