Patent ID: 9219720
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating a user, comprising: creating an account, wherein creating the account comprises: receiving an account identifier from the user; obtaining, based on the account identifier, a plurality of valid media objects; presenting, to the user, a plurality of media objects comprising the plurality of valid media objects and a plurality of invalid media objects, receiving, from the user, a selection of a subset of the plurality of media objects to obtain a selected subset; obtaining user metrics for risk analysis; performing, by a computer hardware processor of a device, risk analysis to identify a risk level for authentication based on user metrics, wherein the risk level defines a number of attempts that the user is permitted to select the plurality of valid media objects; authenticating, after receiving the selection, the user when a selected number of valid media objects in the selected subset satisfies a minimum number specified by the risk level, wherein the selected subset comprises at least one valid media object and at least one invalid media object; and authorizing the user to access a resource when the user is authenticated.