Patent ID: 8656469
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An automated method of user authentication implemented by at least one processor, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining user input, wherein at least a portion of the user input is associated with two or more verification objects; verifying the user based on the two or more verification objects in accordance with at least one verification policy operating on a context shared across the two or more verification objects; and updating the shared context based at least in part on at least one of the two or more verification objects, wherein updating the shared context comprises updating a history pertaining to the two or more verification objects invoked during the user verification step and updating outcomes associated with invocation of each of the two or more verification objects, and wherein the context comprises a finite state machine defining state transitions for the user input associated with two or more verification objects and the results associated with the user verification step in accordance with the at least one verification policy.