Method and apparatus for facilitating persistent authentication

An apparatus for confirming that a target mobile device is associated with a carrier account of an identification number of the target mobile device, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

• in an instance in which a data channel through which the target mobile device is connected is associated with a wireless carrier network, perform authentication via a carrier verification authentication process;
• in an instance in which the data channel through which the target mobile device is connected is Wi-Fi, perform authentication via a stored authentication history authentication process;
• in an instance in which neither the carrier verification authentication process nor the stored authentication history authentication process can be performed, perform authentication via a process of sending a one-time passcode to a phone number associated with the target mobile device.

A computer software product for confirming that a target mobile device is associated with a carrier account of an identification number of the target mobile device, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions for:

• in an instance in which a data channel through which the target mobile device is connected is associated with a wireless carrier network, performing authentication via a carrier verification authentication process;
• in an instance in which the data channel through which the target mobile device is connected is Wi-Fi, performing authentication via a stored authentication history authentication process;
• in an instance in which neither the carrier verification authentication process nor the stored authentication history authentication process can be performed, performing authentication via a process of sending a one-time passcode to a phone number associated with the target mobile device.