Method and apparatus for geographic location based electronic security management

An authentication apparatus configured for verifying, validating or otherwise confirming a location of a first device, using a second device before enabling or allowing an action, the authentication apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the authentication apparatus to at least:

• receive a request, via an authentication session established during a log-in process, to cause the action from the second device;
• in response to receiving the request, send an alert to the first device associated with an account associated with the requested action enabling receiving or transmitting of short range wireless communication protocol;
• cause the first device to communicate, via the short range wireless communication protocol, with the second device to verify a proximity of the first device and the second device;
• receive verification of the proximity from the first device;
• cause a trusted agent residing on the second device to send identification information to the first device, the identification information being information that uniquely identifies the trusted agent;
• receive, from the second device, a first identifying data string, the first identifying data string originating in a browser, operating on the second device, having been used to start the authentication session;
• receive, from the first device, a second identifying data string, the second identifying data string originating from a-the trusted agent, configured as software or hardware, residing on the second device;
• and
• upon confirmation of a match of the first identifying data string and the second identifying data string, authorize the action.

A computer program product configured for verifying, validating or otherwise confirming a location of a first device, using a second device before enabling or allowing an action, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions for:

• receiving a request, via an authentication session established during a log-in process, to cause the action from the second device;
• in response to receiving the request, sending an alert to the first device associated with an account associated with the requested action enabling receiving or transmitting of short range wireless communication protocol;
• causing the first device to communicate, via the short range wireless communication protocol, with the second device to verify a proximity of the first device and the second device;
• receiving verification of the proximity from the first device;
• causing a trusted agent residing on the second device to send identification information to the first device, the identification information being information that uniquely identifies the trusted agent;
• receiving, from the second device, a first identifying data string, the first identifying data string originating in a browser, operating on the second device, having been used to start the authentication session;
• receiving, from the first device, a second identifying data string, the second identifying data string originating from the trusted agent, configured as software or hardware, residing on the second device;
• and
• upon confirmation of a match of the first identifying data string and the second identifying data string, authorizing the action.