Methods, systems, and computer program products for authenticating an identity of a user by generating a confidence indicator of the identity of the user based on a combination of multiple authentication techniques
US8719911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/3234
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user's identity is authenticated by evaluating the identity of the user using a plurality of authentication techniques, the plurality of authentication techniques generating a plurality of numerical confidence indicators, respectively, of the identity of the user, associating a plurality of authentication technique weights with the plurality of numerical confidence indicators, respectively, and calculating a weighted combination of the respective numerical confidence indicators using the plurality of authentication technique weights to generate a composite numerical confidence indicator of the identity of the user.
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