Systems and Methods to Ensure Proximity of a Multi-Factor Authentication Device

A computing apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to:
• receive an authentication request to authenticate a user account to a first service, wherein the authentication request is from an access device;
• send a passcode to the access device, wherein the passcode is associated with the authentication request;
• and
• receiving a communication from an authentication device including the passcode associated with the user account, wherein the authentication device extracted the passcode from a message broadcast over Bluetooth Low Energy from the access device to determine co-location of the authentication device and the access device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

• receive an authentication request to authenticate a user account to a first service, wherein the authentication request is from an access device;
• send a passcode to the access device, wherein the passcode is associated with the authentication request;
• and
• receiving a communication from an authentication device including the passcode associated with the user account, wherein the authentication device extracted the passcode from a message broadcast over Bluetooth Low Energy from the access device to determine co-location of the authentication device and the access device.