System and method for using a separate device to facilitate authentication

A system comprising:

• a server comprising a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
• obtaining, by way of a first network, a request from a mobile device of a user to provide user access to restricted content of a another device;
• forwarding a token to the another device by way of a second network, to obtain another device token;
• forwarding the token to the mobile device by way of the first network to obtain a mobile device token, wherein the mobile device token is forwarded to the another device by way of a third network;
• and
• confirming that the token was received at the mobile device, based on a comparison indicating a match between the mobile device token and the another device token,
• wherein access to the restricted content of the another device is granted based on the confirming that the token was received at the mobile device.

A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• obtaining a request from a first device of a user, by way of a first network, to access information content of a second device;
• forwarding a token to the second device by way of a second network, to obtain a second device token;
• forwarding the token to the first device by way of the first network to obtain a first device token, wherein the first device forwards the first device token to the second device by way of a third network;
• and
• confirming that the token was received at the first device based on a result of a comparison indicating a match between the first device token and the second device token,
• wherein access to the information content of the second device is based on the confirming that the token was received at the first device.