Patent ID: 9160743
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for authentication and authorization, the method comprising: receiving, at a security server, a first indication of an access request for a first electronic device, wherein the first indication of the access request comprises biometric data, wherein the biometric data identifies a user requesting access to the first electronic device; validating the biometric data against previously captured biometric data accessible by the security server; in response to the biometric data being valid based, at least in part, on validating the biometric data against the previously captured biometric data, in response to the biometric data being not valid based, at least in part, on validating the biometric data against the previously captured biometric data, generating and transmitting a notification that an unauthorized access has been attempted; receiving, at the security server, an indication of a configuration request for the first electronic device, wherein the indication of the configuration request is associated with a zero configuration networking protocol, wherein the indication of the configuration request comprises the biometric data; determining whether the biometric data of the configuration request is associated with a second user profile, the second user profile having a user permission indicating that the user is permitted to configure an electronic device; in response to determining that the biometric data of the configuration request is associated with the second user profile, configuring the first electronic device to operate with the security server; and in response to determining that the biometric data of the configuration request is not associated with the second user profile, denying the configuration request.