SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER OF A COMPUTER APPLICATION, NETWORK, OR DEVICE USING A WIRELESS DEVICE

摘要

A method and system for authenticating a user includes providing an invocation element capable of being activated by a single user action, receiving an indication that the invocation element has been activated, obtaining a location of a wireless device associated with the user, determining whether the wireless device is associated with an authorized user, approving the user to use the application based on a predetermined location criterion, and producing an indication that the user has been authenticated.

主权项

1. A method for authenticating a previously registered user of an application requiring secure access to the application using a mobile access point, a computerized authentication system, and a wireless device associated with the user, the method comprising:
providing an invocation element on at least one of the wireless device and the mobile access point, the invocation element capable of being activated by a single user action; receiving an indication at the authentication system that the invocation element has been activated; obtaining a location of the wireless device; determining whether the wireless device is associated with an authorized user based on a previously registered association between a wireless device identifier associated with the wireless device and an application identifier associated with the application using the authentication system; approving the user to use the application using the authentication system based on a predetermined location criterion related to at least one of the obtained wireless device location and a location of the mobile access point, if the wireless device is associated with an authorized user; and producing an indication on at least one of the mobile access point and the wireless device that the user has been authenticated if the user was approved using the authentication system, whereby the user can be reliably authenticated for use of the application with a single activation of the invocation element.