Cisco Technology, Inc.

Glenn J Stempeck

Shayne Miel

David William Matteson

Robert Jacob Linial Small

Laura Kristen Cole

Josh Matz

Brian Lindauer

Ian Edward Beals

Philip Darin Lowman

Edgar Calderon

Jordan David Neidlinger

Jonathan E T Means

Shanieke Adreanna Walters-Pierre

Raven Shiao Stewart

In one embodiment, a method receives a secret and a passwordless login request using a credential provider of the client device. The method pairs the credential provider of the client device with a trusted platform module (TPM) associated with a computing device. The method encrypts, using the TPM of the computing device, the secret with a hardware-bound key associated with the computing device. The method receives, from the client device, a push notification associated with the passwordless login request. The method obtains, from the client device, biometric authentication data and a nonce encrypted with a public key. The method validates a proximity of the biometric authentication data and determine a decrypted nonce by decrypting the nonce using a private key associated with the client device. The method validates the decrypted nonce with the secret. In response to determining the decrypted nonce is valid, the method approves the passwordless login request.

Systems and methods for passwordless logon

The present disclosure provides protection to communications after establishing a secured connection to a secured website or application. An authentication service, after establishing a secured session, can calculate a trust score for a user. Based on the trust score, the security agent can encrypt access tokens used to authenticate a secure connection. The system can interrupt the secure connection based on the trust score of the user or the user device. The interruption takes place by ignoring requests to decrypt the access token. Without the decrypted access token, the browser is unable to authenticate the session, preventing further communications. After the user improves the security posture of the device or user, the security agent can recalculate the trust score. When the trust score is above a threshold, the security agent can being decrypting the access token, thereby authenticating communications from the browser.

Client-based enforcement for mid-session reauthentication

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Livonia, MI, United States of America

Glenn J Stempeck