Social authentication of users
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul C. Castro, Umut Topkara
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Abstract
User authentication is provided. A social network associated with a user of a client device is monitored to determine whether a set of designated users are currently logged in and authenticated to access a secure resource. A video connection is established between the user of the client device and the set of designated users that are currently logged in and authenticated to access the secure resource. In addition, an authentication request screen is sent showing captured video authentication data corresponding to the user of the client device to the set of designated users that are currently logged in and authenticated to access the secure resource.
Claims20
A computer system for user authentication, the computer system comprising:
- a bus system;
- a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device stores computer readable program code;
- and
- a processor unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processor unit executes the computer readable program code to monitor a social network associated with a user of a client device to determine whether a set of designated users are currently logged in and authenticated to access a secure resource;
- establish a video connection between the user of the client device and the set of designated users that are currently logged in and authenticated to access the secure resource;
- and send an authentication request screen showing captured video authentication data corresponding to the user of the client device to the set of designated users that are currently logged in and authenticated to access the secure resource.
A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage device having computer readable program code encoded thereon that is executable by a computer for user authentication, the computer program product comprising:
- computer readable program code for monitoring a social network associated with a user of a client device to determine whether a set of designated users are currently logged in and authenticated to access a secure resource;
- computer readable program code for establishing a video connection between the user of the client device and the set of designated users that are currently logged in and authenticated to access the secure resource;
- and
- computer readable program code for sending an authentication request screen showing captured video authentication data corresponding to the user of the client device to the set of designated users that are currently logged in and authenticated to access the secure resource.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.