Patent ID: 11909765
Assignee: IMPRIVATA, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for authenticating a user seeking access to a secure resource, the method comprising:
at a first time, allowing the user to access the secure resource on a first client node on the basis of a first authentication mode in accordance with a security policy, wherein the first client node is not a wireless device of the user;
after the user has accessed the secure resource, enrolling one or more wireless devices co-located with the user and the first client node by associating the one or more wireless devices with the user in an identity database; and
at a second time after the first time, allowing the user to access the secure resource on a second client node on the basis of a second authentication mode in accordance with the security policy without requiring the first authentication mode, wherein the second authentication mode comprises co-location of one or more enrolled wireless devices with the user and the second client node.