Personalized Password Prompting System Using Multi-Device Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing authentication systems rely on pre-defined and static data, making them prone to fraudulent activities and security breaches due to their lack of personalization and adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize multiple devices to provide personalized password prompts, where a processor selects devices based on user preferences and feasibility, generates password prompts with multiple components in various formats, and combines responses to create a secure password, leveraging AI and cognitive systems for enhanced security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pre-defined and static authentication data is used, then the authentication system is simple to implement, but it is prone to fraudulent activities and security breaches
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static authentication prompts into dynamic ones by selecting and personalizing prompts based on user-specific data such as social media profiles, device information, and behavioral patterns. This makes the authentication system adaptive and resistant to fraud while maintaining manageable complexity through automated selection processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters of authentication prompts by varying the content, format, and personalization level based on user data. This includes modifying prompt text, selecting from different question types, and adjusting the complexity level dynamically, thereby enhancing security without requiring a completely new system architecture.
2Reliability
If personalized password prompts are generated using multiple devices and formats, then security is enhanced, but the complexity of the authentication system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication process into multiple independent components: prompt generation, device selection, format determination, and personalization. Each component operates independently but contributes to the overall security enhancement, allowing the system to manage complexity through modular design while delivering multi-factor personalized authentication.
3Reliability
If multiple password prompt components are sent to different devices, then the specificity and security of password inputs increase, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs multiple devices (smartphone, tablet, computer, wearable) that the user likely already possesses and uses regularly. By leveraging these existing universal devices for authentication, the system enhances security through multi-device verification while minimizing the impact on user convenience, as users are already familiar with these devices.
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AI summary
A processor may receive authentication data related to inputs of a user to predetermined authentication prompts. The processor may select devices from a set of registered devices to use for providing a first password prompt to the user. The processor may identify one or more output formats for each of the selected devices. The processor may generate a first password prompt having two or more password prompt components, where each password prompt component has an output format. The processor may send the two or more password prompt components to respective selected devices.