Patent ID: 9398013
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for allowing a user to access enterprise resources, the method comprising: implementing, by an authentication server, a policy that sets forth a plurality of guidelines for determining whether to authenticate the user and to allow the user to gain access to the enterprise resources, wherein at least one first guideline establishes at least one predetermined first qualification necessary for the user to be authenticated to access the enterprise resources and wherein at least one second guideline establishes at least one predetermined second qualification, different from the at least one first qualification, necessary for the user to activate a silent signal for requesting assistance under emergency conditions; requiring, by the authentication server, the user to establish authentication using at least one device associated with the policy; receiving, by the authentication server, one or more qualifications from the at least one device via one or more networks; creating, by the authentication server, a template for each device associated with the policy, wherein said template includes data unique to the user, and wherein the template is stored in memory coupled to the authentication server; determining, by the authentication server, that the user has activated the silent signal upon identifying the at least one predetermined second qualification in the one or more qualifications received from the at least one device according to the template of the at least one device stored in the memory coupled to the authentication server; and requesting, by the authentication server, assistance for the user if the silent signal is activated.