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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Wade Hitchcock, Bothell, WA (US);
Bharath Kumar Bhimanaik, Sammamish, WA (US);
Robert Ellis Lee, Seattle, WA (US);
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for repurposing limited-functionality networked devices as authentication factors. In one embodiment, an authentication service identifies a limited-functionality networked device associated with an account and communicatively coupled to the network. The limited-functionality networked device is configured to perform a first function upon a predefined user interaction. The service configures the limited-functionality networked device to perform a second function based at least in part on the predefined user interaction. The service determines that the predefined user interaction has been performed by a user with respect to the limited-functionality networked device. The service authenticates the user at a client device for access to the account based at least in part on the predefined user interaction having been performed.