System and method for verifying status of an authentication device

摘要

A system and method that includes receiving a first device profile and associating the first device profile with a first application instance that is assigned as an authentication device of a first account; receiving a second device profile for a second application instance, wherein the second application instance is making a request on behalf of the first account; comparing the second device profile to the first device profile; and completing the request of the second application instance according to results of comparing the second device profile and the first device profile.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
enrolling a first device instance as an authentication device of a first account in a multi-factor authentication system; on a first electronic device running the first device instance, generating a reference digital fingerprint from characteristics of the first electronic device; transmitting the reference digital fingerprint to the multi-factor authentication system; at the multi-factor authentication system, associating the reference digital fingerprint with the first account; initiating enrollment of a second device instance of the first account; on a second electronic device running the second device instance, generating a second digital fingerprint from characteristics of the second electronic device; transmitting the second digital fingerprint to the multi-factor authentication system; comparing the second digital fingerprint to the reference digital fingerprint associated with the first account; wherein the comparison of the second digital fingerprint to the reference digital fingerprint is dependent on the characteristics of the first electronic device and the characteristics of the second electronic device; and completing the enrollment of the second device instance according to a result of the comparison of the second digital fingerprint to the reference digital fingerprint.