Adaptive authentication for access to secure network resources

A method for providing adaptive authentication for native access to secure network resources, the method comprising:

• identifying a request from a network identity to access at least one network resource;
• identifying data associated with the network identity;
• performing at least one first authentication of the network identity, wherein at least one aspect of the first authentication is determined based on an authentication policy and the data associated with the network identity;
• enabling, based on the at least one first authentication, the network identity to access at least one network resource using a native communication protocol;
• monitoring a communication between the network identity and the at least one network resource to identify additional data associated with the network identity;
• updating the authentication policy based on the data associated with the network identity and the additional data associated with the network identity;
• and
• dynamically performing at least one second authentication of the network identity, wherein at least one aspect of the second authentication is based on the updated authentication policy.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for providing adaptive authentication for native access to secure network resources, the operations comprising:

• identifying a request from a network identity to access a network resource;
• identifying context information associated with the network identity, the context information including data associated with the network identity and at least one of an authentication policy associated with the network identity or the network resource or an authorization policy associated with the network identity or the network resource;
• performing, based on the context information and a secret associated with the network identity, at least one authentication of the network identity using a native communication protocol;
• enabling, based on the context information, the network identity to access at least one of the network resource or an additional network resource;
• monitoring a communication between the network identity and the at least one of the network resource or the additional network resource to identify additional data associated with the network identity;
• updating the context information based on the additional data;
• and
• dynamically validating an action performed by the network identity based on the updated context information.

A method for providing adaptive authentication for native access to secure network resources, the method comprising:

• identifying a request from a network identity to access a network resource;
• identifying context information associated with the network identity, the context information including data associated with the network identity and at least one of an authentication policy associated with the network identity or the network resource and an authorization policy associated with the network identity or the network resource;
• performing, based on the context information and a secret associated with the network identity, at least one authentication of the network identity using a native communication protocol;
• enabling, based on the context information, the network identity to access the at least one of the network resource or an additional network resource;
• monitoring a communication between the network identity and the at least one of the network resource or the additional network resource to identify additional data associated with the network identity;
• updating the context information based on the additional data;
• and
• dynamically validating an action performed by the network identity based on the updated context information.