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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Hagai Aronowitz, Petah-Tikva, IL;
Lawrence Koved, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Ian M. Molloy, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Bo Zhang, Hoboken, NJ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
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.