Multi-factor authentication using confidant verification of user identity

A method for multi-factor authentication, comprising:

• receiving, by a server device and from a client device, a login credential associated with a user and a request to access a resource;
• transmitting, by the server device and to a confidant device that is associated with a confidant that is different from the user, a request to verify an identity of the user, the request including a challenge transmitted to the confidant device, wherein the confidant device is different from a user device associated with the user;
• determining, by the server device, whether a verification of the identity of the user is received from the confidant device based on a challenge response, to the challenge, received from the confidant device;
• and
• granting or denying access to the resource based on determining whether the verification of the identity of the user is received from the confidant device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a server device, cause the server device to:
• receive, from a client device, a login credential associated with a user and a request to access a resource;
• transmit, to a confidant device that is associated with a confidant that is different from the user, a request to verify an identity of the user based on detecting an event that triggers a request for confidant verification of the identity of the user,
• wherein the confidant device is different from a user device associated with the user;
• and
• grant or deny access to the resource based on determining whether a verification of the identity of the user is received from the confidant device.