System and method for using radio noise to assure user presence with device being accessed

A method for verifying a person attempting to access an information handling system is an authorized user, the method comprising:

• storing, in memory in the information handling system, a set of user credentials for an authorized user;
• executing, by the information handling system, an application stored in the memory for collecting radio noise information associated with one or more radio noise sources associated with a first environment in which the information handling system is located, including:
• collecting radio noise information associated with a first subset of the radio noise sources that are physically located within the first environment, and
• collecting radio noise information associated with a second subset of the radio noise sources associated with the first environment that i) are not physically located within the first environment and ii) are in radio communication with one or more of the first subset of the radio noise sources physically located within the first environment;
• identifying a mobile device associated with the authorized user;
• executing, by the mobile device associated with the authorized user, an application stored in memory in the mobile device for collecting radio noise information associated with one or more radio noise sources associated with a second environment in which the mobile device is located, including:
• collecting radio noise information associated with a first subset of the radio noise sources that are physically located within the second environment, and
• collecting radio noise information associated with a second subset of the radio noise sources associated with the second environment that i) are not physically located within the second environment and ii) are in radio communication with one or more of the first subset of the radio noise sources physically located within the second environment;
• determining if the radio noise information associated with the first environment matches the radio noise information collected from the second environment, wherein:
• if the radio noise information associated with the first environment matches the radio noise information associated with the second environment:
• determining the person attempting to access the information handling system is the authorized user;
• and
• allowing the authorized user to access the information handling system;
• after determining that the person attempting to access the information handling system is the authorized user, synchronizing the mobile device with the information handling system to maintain authorization of the person as the authorized user of the information handling system, including continually synchronizing radio noise information between the mobile device and the information handling system;
• and
• if the radio noise information associated with the first environment does not match the radio noise information associated with the second environment, performing one or more of:
• locking the information handling system;
• and
• notifying the person that one or more additional steps must be completed to access the information handling system.