Dynamic authentication adaptor systems and methods
US9652919B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2009/0092
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention provide for secure and flexible access to the contents of a smart package in the chain of transportation. In embodiments, access is automatically controlled by a security authentication adaptor based on an authentication mechanism that adapts to changing security environments during transportation. In embodiments, a level of required authentication is adjusted depending on situational, contextual awareness that is achieved via sensors coupled to a context state detector to monitor and detect a transportation state of the smart package. Based on the transportation state, a security state machine dynamically adjust a risk level associated with the transportation state and instructs an authentication module apply, in response to an authentication request, one or more authentication methods based on the risk level.
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