Voice phone-based method and system to authenticate users

A method comprising:

• registering a phone number;
• calling an access phone number with the phone number;
• speaking a vocal response in reply to a non-verbal sound;
• and
• being authenticated if the vocal response matches a stored vocal response corresponding to the non-verbal sound.

A phone-system application comprising:

• a telephone network equipped with Interactive Voice Response (IVR) capabilities configured to interact with a user;
• a plurality of databases to store sounds and text strings, the plurality of databases being connected to the telephone network;
• and
• software stored in the plurality of databases, wherein the software is configured to:
• play a non-verbal sound when a user calls, wherein the non-verbal sound is selected based on the user;
• compare a vocal response from the user to a stored vocal response corresponding to the non-verbal sound;
• and
• authenticate the user when the vocal response from the user matches the stored vocal response.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions to perform a method comprising the steps of:

• playing a non-verbal sound when a user calls, wherein the non-verbal sound is selected based on the user;
• comparing a vocal response from the user to a stored vocal response corresponding to the non-verbal sound;
• and
• authenticating the user when the vocal response from the user matches the stored vocal response.