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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
May. 17, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Cheranellore Vasudevan, Bastrop, TX (US);
Swaminathan Balasubramanian, Troy, MI (US);
Sibasis Das, Kolkata, IN;
Priyansh Jaiswal, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Peeyush Jaiswal, Boca Raton, FL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for a two-factor authentication process includes, responsive to determining a first user authentication was prompted in a first application on a first device associated with a user, identifying a second application on a second device based on a user profile associated with the user. The method identifies a first event from a plurality of events that previously occurred in the second application in a select time frame, wherein the first event relates to a first action performed by the user in the second application. The method generates an authentication question based on the first event, wherein the authentication question is a second user authentication. Responsive to determining an answer provided by the user to the authentication question is correct, the method grants access to the first user authentication prompt.