Real-world object-based image authentication method and system

A system for authenticating an identity of an individual, the system comprising a processor and machine-readable media including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

• obtain first image data at a first time from a first computing device associated with a first user, the first image data including the first user and a first real-world object;
• execute an object recognition protocol to detect one or more objects in a background of the first image data, the one or more objects including the real-world object;
• receive, from the first user, a selection of the real-world object;
• tag, in response to the selection, the real-world object in the first image data as a verification object token;
• receive, at a second time after the first time, a request for access by a first person to a secured resource associated with the first user;
• in response to the request for access and independent of further input from the first person, automatically obtain, following the request for access, second image data that includes the first person and a second real-world object;
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• automatically authenticate the first person for access to the secured resource when the second real-world object matches the verification object token.

A system for authenticating an identity of an individual, the system comprising:

• means for obtaining first image data at a first time from a first computing device associated with a first user, the first image data including the first user and a first real-world object;
• means for executing an object recognition protocol to detect one or more objects in a background of the first image data, the one or more objects including the real-world object;
• means for receiving, from the first user, a selection of the real-world object;
• means for tagging, in response to the selection, the real-world object in the first image data as a verification object token;
• means for receiving, at a second time after the first time, a request for access by a first person to a secured resource associated with the first user;
• means for, in response to the request for access and independent of further input from the first person, automatically obtaining second image data that includes the first person and a second real-world object;
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• means for automatically authenticating the first person for access to the secured resource when the second real-world object matches the verification object token.