USER AUTHENTICATION BASED ON PERSONAL ACCESS HISTORY

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for authenticating a user using data related to the historical interactions of the user with computer based applications.

主权项

1. A method for authenticating a user comprising the steps of:
providing authentication credentials on behalf of a user to a plurality of two or more computer based applications; obtaining, from the plurality of computer based applications, application interaction data related to historical interactions of the user with the plurality of computer based applications; composing a series of questions relating to the historical interactions of the user with the plurality of computer based applications; receiving, from the user, answers to the series of questions; evaluating the received answers; using the outcome of the evaluation of the answers to authenticate the user.