IP Address Recognition Gateway for MFA Bypass Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multi-factor authentication can create inconveniences and logistical difficulties when users do not have access to the second factor, such as their phone or email account, compromising the security of online accounts.
Innovation Solution
A computing system that recognizes and stores the IP address of a user device as a pre-authorized device, allowing it to bypass multi-factor authentication by comparing the IP address to a list of pre-authorized devices associated with a secure user profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multi-factor authentication is implemented to enhance security, then security risk is reduced, but user convenience deteriorates when users do not have access to the second factor
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by storing the user device's IP address as a pre-authorized device during the initial authentication process. This pre-stored IP address is then used in subsequent authentication attempts to automatically bypass multi-factor authentication, eliminating the need for users to have access to their phone or email account while maintaining security.
2Reliability
If multi-factor authentication is implemented, then security is enhanced, but authentication complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the IP address verification function from the multi-factor authentication process. By identifying and comparing the user device's IP address against pre-authorized devices, the system removes the need for second-factor verification (phone, email, or biometric data), thereby simplifying the authentication process while maintaining security through the pre-stored IP address mechanism.
3Ease of operation
If IP address recognition gateway is implemented to bypass multi-factor authentication, then user convenience is improved, but security risk may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by storing the user device's IP address as a pre-authorized device during the initial authentication process. This pre-stored IP address is then used in subsequent authentication attempts to automatically bypass multi-factor authentication, eliminating the need for users to have access to their phone or email account while maintaining security.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods receive, from a user device, a security request for an IP address of the user device to be stored as a pre-authorized device for future authentication instances incorporating multi-factor authentication, where the request is received after authentication credentials have been verified to provide the user device with access to a secure user profile. The IP address of the user device is stored to a list of pre-authorized devices associated with the secure user profile. An IP address recognition gateway is used to identify that the IP address is attempting to access the secure user profile, and the IP address is compared to stored devices on the list of pre-authorized devices associated with the secure user profile. It is determined that the user device is pre-authorized to bypass the multi-factor authentication, and the user device is authorized to access the secure user profile.