Method and system protecting against identity theft or replication abuse

A method, implemented by a computer-implemented authentication system, for authenticating a user attempting to access a target component of a computer system, the method comprising: a) receiving, from a first user system via a computer network, user authentication information and a network address i...

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Main Authors Rosendal, Claus, Østergaard, Jakob
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.02.2021
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A method, implemented by a computer-implemented authentication system, for authenticating a user attempting to access a target component of a computer system, the method comprising: a) receiving, from a first user system via a computer network, user authentication information and a network address identifying the first user system within the computer network; b) obtaining at least one data item of contextual information indicative of a property of an environment of a wireless communications device associated with the user authentication information; c) authenticating the user based on at least the user authentication information; and d) subject to successful authentication, granting access to the target component and storing a data record comprising the received network address and the received contextual information.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414898322