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Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

David M. Grigg, Rock Hill, SC (US);

Peter John Bertanzetti, Charlotte, NC (US);

Charles Jason Burrell, Middleburg, FL (US);

Carrie Anne Hanson, Charlotte, NC (US);

Joseph Neil Johansen, Rock Hill, SC (US);

Michael E. Toth, Charlotte, NC (US);

Assignee:

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2111 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2137 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products are provided for determining a user's authentication requirements/credentials for function requiring authentication based on determining a location along an authentication continuum. The location along the authentication continuum defines the degree of authentication/credentials required to access the function and is determined based on a current state of the user and/or function attributes. The more or less that is known about the current state of the user the more or less likely the user is the user that is attempting to access the function and, thus, the authentication requirements required to access the function can be adjusted according (increased or decreased).


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