Alternative data protection rules for device authentication

A system for authenticating a device that includes a processor, the system comprising:

• a first module, when operable within a computing device, causes the computing device to:
• receive a passcode entry from a user;
• a second module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• determine whether the passcode entry matches an authorized passcode stored in a device memory;
• when the passcode entry does not match an authorized passcode entry stored in the device memory, execute a notification to indicate that the received passcode is an incorrect passcode;
• and
• request entry of another passcode;
• a second module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• determine whether a consecutive threshold number of received passcode entries do not match an authorized passcode entry stored in the device memory;
• and
• when a consecutive threshold number of received passcode entries do not match an authorized passcode entry stored in the first device memory, determine whether the threshold number of received passcodes meets a predetermined quality threshold;
• a third module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• when the threshold number of received passcodes meets the predetermined quality threshold, transmit an alert to an authentication service
• a fourth module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• receive a partial authentication response from the authentication service;
• and
• based on the partial authentication response, exchange a first data protection rule for the device for a second data protection rule for the device.

A method for providing authentication of a device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the device, a passcode entry;
• in response to determining that the received passcode entry does not match an authorized passcode entry stored in a device memory:
• executing a notification to indicate that the received passcode is an incorrect passcode;
• and
• requesting entry of another passcode;
• in response to determining that a consecutive threshold number of received passcodes do not match an authorized passcode entry stored in the device memory, determining whether the threshold number of received passcodes meets a predetermined quality threshold;
• in response to determining that the threshold number of received passcodes meets the predetermined quality threshold, exchanging a first data protection rule for the device for a second data protection rule for the device.