AUTHENTICATION THROUGH MULTIPLE PATHWAYS BASED ON DEVICE CAPABILITIES AND USER REQUESTS

摘要

There are provided systems and methods for authentication through multiple pathways depending on device capabilities and user requests. A user may wish to utilize some device process, such as unlocking and accessing the device to utilize the device's operating system or access and use of a device application or other module (e.g., a camera). The device may be protected by an authentication profile that includes one or more authentication pathways in order to authenticate the user to use those processes. The device may collect user data using device components, such as biometrics, user movements, environmental factors, or other information. The device may attempt to authenticate the user through one of the authentication pathways. If the collected user data is insufficient for one pathway, another pathway may be used. If the user is authenticated under any pathway, the device may provide access to the correspond process.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a user authentication module of a communication device comprising at least one hardware processor that accesses user data determined by the communication device for a user in possession of the communication device, accesses authentication profiles for the communication device, wherein each of the authentication profiles allows access to at least one process executed by the communication device, determines at least one matching profile using the user data and at least one of the authentication profiles, and provides access to at least one process associated with the at least one matching profile; a database stored to a non-transitory memory that stores the authentication profiles and the user data; and at least one device component that determines the user data.