User Authentication via Digital Fingerprint and Security Questions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing authentication methods, such as passwords and shared secrets based on public information, are ineffective against unauthorized access due to ease of guessing or public availability, leading to a need for improved user authentication systems.
Innovation Solution
The system authenticates users based on information gathered from their interactions with digital devices, generating a unique authentication protocol that uses security questions and digital fingerprints to verify user identity, making it difficult for unauthorized entities to guess or obtain.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional passwords or shared secrets are used for authentication, then the authentication process is simple to implement, but the security is weak because they can be easily guessed or obtained from public information
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically gathering information about the user's digital device ecosystem, network connections, and interaction patterns before authentication is needed. This pre-collected data forms the basis for generating security questions and answers that are ready when authentication is required, eliminating the need for users to manually create complex security credentials while maintaining high security standards
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing users to authenticate using security questions generated from their own device usage patterns. The user's natural interactions with their digital ecosystem automatically create the authentication credentials, eliminating the need for manual password creation or management while providing strong security based on unique behavioral patterns
2Reliability
If security questions are generated from user's digital device information, then the security is improved because the information is not publicly available, but the system complexity increases due to information gathering and analysis requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves multi-functionality by using a single information gathering mechanism that simultaneously collects data about digital devices, network connections, application usage, and interaction patterns. This universal data collection approach serves multiple purposes: creating security questions, generating unique identifiers, and building user profiles, thereby reducing overall system complexity despite the comprehensive nature of data collection
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary component that automatically analyzes raw device and network data to extract meaningful authentication credentials. This intermediary layer translates complex technical data about device ecosystems and network traffic into user-friendly security questions and answers, shielding users from the complexity while ensuring high security based on unique device fingerprints
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AI summary
The disclosed computer-implemented method for authenticating users may include (1) identifying at least one digital device with which a user interacts, (2) gathering information about how the user interacts with the digital device, (3) generating, based on the gathered information, an authentication protocol for authenticating the user, and (4) using the authentication protocol to authenticate the user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.