Authentication system with selective authentication method based on risk reasoning
US9160726B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Authentication systems are provided that select an authentication method to be applied to a given transaction from among a plurality of available authentication methods based on risk reasoning. An authentication request from an authentication requestor for a given transaction is processed by receiving the authentication request from the authentication requester and selecting an authentication method to be applied to the given transaction from among a plurality of available authentication methods based on an evaluation of one or more predefined risk reasons with respect to the available authentication methods. The predefined risk reasons associated with a given transaction comprise, for example, a set of risk reasons that contribute to a risk score that has been assigned to the given transaction. The evaluation may employ one or more of rule-based, heuristic and Bayesian techniques.
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