Patent ID: 9178880
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in authenticating a mobile device user, the method comprising: activating an authentication invocation from a mobile device for access to computer resource; collecting, at the mobile device, device unique identifiers, device forensic information, and a user identifier, wherein the device forensic information includes information residing on the mobile device that is not a unique identifier; generating, at the mobile device, a one-time password (OTP); forwarding an authorization request to a mediated gateway, the authorization request including the collected information and the OPT; validating, at the computer resource, the one-time password (OTP); converting the OTP and user identifier into a globally unique device identifier using an authentication server; and adaptively authenticating the user using the globally unique device identifier and the collected information.