Patent ID: 11968171
Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
accessing transaction information associated with a request to conduct an electronic transaction, the transaction information including a first Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) network address of a device associated with the electronic transaction, one or more first hardware characteristics of the device, and one or more first software characteristics of the device, wherein the first IPv6 network address includes a first unique key that identifies the device associated with the request to conduct the electronic transaction;
accessing stored data associated with a plurality of previously conducted electronic transactions, the stored data including second IPv6 network address information, second hardware characteristic information, and second software characteristic information corresponding to a plurality of electronic devices associated with the plurality of previously conducted electronic transactions, wherein the second IPv6 network address information includes a second unique key that identifies one of the plurality of electronic devices;
evaluating, based on the transaction information including the first IPv6 network address of the device, the one or more first hardware characteristics of the device, and the one or more first software characteristics of the device, and based on the stored data including the second IPv6 network address information, the second hardware characteristic information, and the second software characteristic information, a risk of approving the electronic transaction, wherein the evaluating is performed at least in part by comparing the first unique key with the second unique key; and
based on the evaluated risk, issuing an approval or a denial of the electronic transaction.