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US 2021/0004451 A1Published application
Step-up authentication
AssigneeAimbrain Solutions Ltd
InventorsAlesis NOVIK, Andrius SUTAS
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AssigneeAimbrain Solutions Ltd
InventorsAlesis NOVIK, Andrius SUTAS
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A method for identifying and/or authenticating a user on a device, the method comprising: requesting identification or authentication of the user for a first task; determining a first threshold in dependence on the first task; selecting a first authentication process from a plurality of authentication processes; determining a confidence score in dependence on a performance of the selected first authentication process, wherein the confidence score indicates a level of confidence in the user's identity; determining whether the confidence score is above or below the first threshold; and if the confidence score is below the first threshold, selecting a second authentication process from the plurality of authentication processes, otherwise identifying or authenticating the user for the first task.
A method for identifying and/or authenticating a user on a device, the method comprising:
A method as claimed in any preceding claim further comprising, updating the confidence score in dependence on a performance of the selected second authentication process.
A method as claimed in any preceding claim further comprising:
A method as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the first and/or second authentication process is performed automatically by the device and/or a remote computing device.
A method as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the first threshold is determined in dependence on the significance of the first task.
A method as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the plurality of authentication processes comprises one or more biometric identification or authentication processes.
A method as claimed in any preceding claim further comprising:
A system configured to perform the method of any preceding claim.
An apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described in relation to the Figures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.