Automated human assisted authentication
US8832788B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server computing system receives a request to authenticate the identity of a user. The user may wish to perform an action that requires the user's identity to first be verified. In response to the request, the server computing system automatically contacts trusted associates that are listed in policy data for the user and determines whether the trusted associates validate the identity of the user. The server computing system provides one-time passwords to the user for the trusted associates that have validated the identity of the user. Subsequently, the user can combine the one-time passwords to form an authentication password, which can be used to determine whether the user is allowed to perform the action.
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