Authentication through multiple pathways based on device capabilities and user requests

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable modules which, in response to execution by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:

• accessing, by a user authentication module of a communication device comprising at least one hardware processor, user data collected by the communication device for a user in possession of the communication device;
• accessing, by the user authentication module, a plurality of authentication profiles for the communication device, wherein each of the authentication profiles allows access to at least one process executed by the communication device;
• determining, by the user authentication module, at least one matching profile using the user data and the plurality of authentication profiles;
• determining a capability of the communication device based at least in part on available device components;
• determining a first available authentication pathway and second available authentication pathway from the at least one matching profile based on the capability of the communication device;
• and
• receiving user authentication data;
• determining that the user authentication data does not allow access to the at least one process through the first available authentication pathway based on the user authentication data;
• and
• authorizing, by the user authentication module, access to the at least one process associated with the at least one matching profile based on a correlation between the user authentication data and the second available authentication pathway.