Multi-Factor Authentication Using Wearable Proximity and Biometrics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems relying on traditional credentials and biometrics are vulnerable to unauthorized access as these can be falsified or obtained by unauthorized users, leading to security breaches in secure systems.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a multi-factor, hardware-based authentication system that uses advanced biometrics and wearable devices to validate user identity, including proximity detection and analysis of biometric data such as gait, heart rate, and other health metrics, to enhance security and prevent unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional credentials (username/password) are used for authentication, then ease of operation is improved, but security reliability deteriorates because credentials can be falsified or obtained by unauthorized users
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication process is segmented into multiple independent factors: something the user knows (credentials), something the user has (wearable device), and something the user is (biometric data). Each factor provides a separate layer of security, so compromise of one factor does not lead to complete system compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
A wearable device acts as an intermediary authentication element between the user and the system. The device stores and transmits authentication data, adding a hardware-based layer that is difficult to replicate or compromise compared to software-based credentials alone.
2Ease of operation
If traditional biometric data (fingerprint) is used for authentication, then ease of operation is improved, but security reliability deteriorates because biometric data can be falsified or obtained without authorization
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple authentication factors are merged into a single authentication process: credentials, wearable device presence, and biometric data are combined. This multi-factor approach ensures that even if one factor is compromised, the others provide additional security layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system transitions from two-dimensional verification (credentials only or basic biometrics only) to three-dimensional verification by adding the wearable device as a spatial and temporal dimension. The system verifies not just identity but also device presence and proximity.
3Reliability
If multi-factor hardware-based and advanced biometric authentication is implemented, then authentication security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device serves multiple functions: it acts as a credential storage device, a biometric sensor, and a communication device. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated hardware components for each authentication factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically collects and processes multiple authentication factors without requiring manual intervention. The wearable device automatically transmits data, biometric sensors automatically capture information, and the system automatically verifies all factors, reducing operational complexity despite increased security.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems for providing secure access to systems are provided. A computing device may receive a request to access functionality which may include login credentials of a user. Upon receiving the request to access functionality, the computing device may execute a scan of an area surrounding the computing device to detect any wearable devices within proximity of the computing device that are linked to the computing device. The authenticating information and, in some examples, detected, linked wearable device, may be validated. Based on the validation, authentication response data may be generated and transmitted to an authentication computing platform which may cause the authentication computing platform to validate the authentication response data and cause the computing device to connect to a client interface computing platform. After a connection between the computing device and client interface computing platform is established, interface data may be transmitted from the client interface computing platform to the computing device and one or more interfaces may be displayed on the computing device.