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Patent No.:

US 10375119 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Hagai Aronowitz, Petah-Tikva, IL;

Lawrence Koved, Pleasantville, NY (US);

Ian M. Molloy, Chappaqua, NY (US);

Bo Zhang, Hoboken, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/205 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/1466 (2013.01); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04L 2463/082 (2013.01);
Abstract

Dynamic multi-factor authentication challenge selection is provided. A risk associated with an operation that requires authentication of a user of a client device is determined. A plurality of authentication methods is identified. Each respective authentication method associated with a level of security offsetting the risk and a computing cost associated with a respective authentication method. One or more authentication methods are selected from the plurality of authentication methods according to the risk and to minimize the computing cost associated with authenticating the operation.


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