System and methods for weak authentication data reinforcement

A method comprising:

• receiving a request to authenticate a user, the request to authenticate the user including authentication data;
• detecting that the authentication data included within the request is weak authentication data;
• responsive to detecting the weak authentication data, determining whether a source of the request is associated with a device previously designated as safe;
• and
• using at least one processor, initiating an authentication process based on determining that the source of the request is associated with a device previously designated as safe.

A system comprising:

• a database;
• a machine communicatively coupled with a user interface, the machine including a communication module to receive authentication data in a request to authenticate a user, via the user interface;
• a weak authentication detection module communicatively coupled to the communication module and the database to access the database to detect that the authentication data included in the request is weak authentication data;
• and
• a challenge module, communicatively coupled to the weak authentication detection module and an authentication module, to determine whether the user was previously authenticated as a human user responsive to a detection of the weak authentication data by the weak authentication detection module,
• the weak authentication detection module further to initiate an authentication process based on a determination by the challenge module that the request to authenticate is associated with a human user.