Security mechanism for wireless authentication devices

A computer system for location-based validation of a wireless authentication device, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer-readable storage media;
• program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for executing by a least one of the one more processors, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive by a security hardware computing device a request for an action requiring authentication in connection with security hardware;
• program instructions to receive by the security hardware computing device a security hardware location;
• program instructions to receive, from a wireless authentication device in possession of a requester, by the security hardware computing device a wireless authentication device location of the wireless authentication device;
• program instructions to receive, from a mobile device in possession of the requester, by the security hardware computing device a mobile device location for the mobile device;
• program instructions to decrypt by the security hardware computing device the mobile device location and the wireless authentication device location;
• program instructions to determine by the security hardware computing device whether the security hardware location, the mobile device location, and the wireless authentication device location are in a proximity;
• and
• program instructions to perform by the security hardware computing device the action requiring authentication in connection with the security hardware.

A computer program product using a computing device for location-based validation of a wireless authentication device, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, the program instructions, when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
• receiving by a security hardware computing device a request for an action requiring authentication in connection with security hardware;
• receiving by the security hardware computing device a security hardware location;
• receiving, from a wireless authentication device in possession of a requester, by the security hardware computing device a wireless authentication device location of the wireless authentication device;
• receiving, from a mobile device in possession of the requester, by the security hardware computing device a mobile device location for the mobile device;
• decrypting by the security hardware computing device the mobile device location and the wireless authentication device location;
• determining by the security hardware computing device whether the security hardware location, the mobile device location, and the wireless authentication device location are in a proximity;
• and
• performing by the security hardware computing device the action requiring authentication in connection with the security hardware.