Fingerprint authentication-related indicators for controlling device access and/or functionality

A computer-implemented method for computing apparatus access and/or functionality security, the computer-implemented method is executed by one or more computing processor devices and comprises:

• while a fingerprint scanner disposed on a computing apparatus is scanning a fingerprint of a user, detecting a first indicator that is a user input to the fingerprint scanner and prompted by the user experiencing a duress-inducing event, wherein detecting a first indicator comprises sensing an amount of pressure applied by the user while scanning the fingerprint and determining that the user is applying an amount of pressure at the fingerprint scanner in excess of a predetermined pressure amount threshold;
• and
• in response to detecting the first indicator, controlling access to functionality provided by the apparatus by performing one or more of:
• (i) closing one or more applications, (ii) preventing access to one or more applications, (iii) removing or preventing access to user data, and/or (iv) requiring the user to submit further authentication credentials to access applications or user data, wherein controlling access to the functionality provided by the apparatus further comprises presenting one or more alternative user interfaces on a display of the apparatus, wherein the alternative user interfaces display icons for one or more inaccessible mock applications.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising sets of codes for causing one or more computing processing devices to:
• while a fingerprint scanner disposed on a computing apparatus is scanning a fingerprint of a user, detect a first indicator that is a user input to the fingerprint scanner and prompted by the user experiencing a duress-inducing event, wherein detecting a first indicator comprises sensing an amount of pressure applied by the user while scanning the fingerprint and determining that the user is applying an amount of pressure at the fingerprint scanner in excess of a predetermined pressure amount threshold;
• and
• in response to detecting the first indicator, controlling access to functionality provided by the apparatus by performing one or more of:
• (i) closing one or more applications, (ii) preventing access to one or more applications, (iii) removing or preventing access to user data, and/or (iv) requiring the user to submit further authentication credentials to access applications or user data, wherein controlling access to the functionality provided by the apparatus further comprises presenting one or more alternative user interfaces on a display of the apparatus, wherein the alternative user interfaces display icons for one or more inaccessible mock applications.