Systems and methods for paired device authentication

A method of authenticating a user of a first remote computing device, including a first processor and a first memory, the first memory storing sample biometric data associated with the user of the first computing device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a host computing device, an authentication request message by the first remote computing device for authenticating the user of the first remote computing device;
• processing, by the first remote computing device, the authentication request message;
• transmitting a biometric request message to a second remote computing device in response to receiving the authentication request message, the second remote computing device associated with the user;
• receiving, by the first remote computing device, captured biometric data from the second remote computing device, the captured biometric data being captured by the second remote computing device;
• electronically comparing the captured biometric data to the sample biometric data stored within the first memory;
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• transmitting, by the first remote computing device, an authentication response message to the host computing device based upon the comparison of the captured biometric data to the sample biometric data, the authentication response message indicating whether the captured biometric data matched the sample biometric data.

Computer-readable storage media for authenticating a user of a first remote computing device, the computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein, when executed by at least one processor of the first remote computing device, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

• receive, from a host computing device, an authentication request message for authenticating the user of the first computing device;
• process the authentication request message;
• transmit a biometric request message to a second remote computing device in response to receiving the authentication request message, the second remote computing device associated with the user;
• receive captured biometric data from the second remote computing device, the captured biometric data being captured by the second remote computing device;
• electronically compare the captured biometric data to sample biometric data stored with a memory associated with the first remote computing device;
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• transmit an authentication response message to the host computing device based upon the comparison of the captured biometric data to the sample biometric data, the authentication response message indicating whether the captured biometric data matched the sample biometric data.

A host computing device for authenticating a user of a first remote computing device, the first remote computing device configured to communicate with the host computing device and with a second remote computing device, the host computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory for storing sample biometric data associated with a user of the first computing device;
• the processor configured to:
• process an electronic message requiring authentication of a user of the first remote computing device, the first remote computing device having transmitted the electronic message to the host computing device;
• transmit an authentication request message to the first remote computing device to authenticate the user of the first computing device as an authentic user, wherein the first remote computing device is configured to:
• (i) pair with the second remote computing device, (ii) transmit a biometric request message to the second computing device in response to receiving the authentication request message, (iii) receive captured biometric data from the second remote computing device that is captured by the second computing device;
• and (iv) communicate the captured biometric data to the host computing device;
• electronically compare the captured biometric data to the sample biometric data stored with the memory;
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• authenticate the user as the authentic user of the first remote computing device if the captured biometric data matches the sample biometric data.