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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Krishnan Sugavanam, Mahopac, NY (US);
Aris Gkoulalas-Divanis, Waltham, MA (US);
Sophie Batchelder, Cambridge, MA (US);
Uri Kartoun, Cambridge, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for user authentication. The embodiment may include receiving, from a first device, multiple location coordinates of the first device. The embodiment may include storing, on a second device, a second moving window comprising last n location coordinates of the multiple location coordinates. The embodiment may include receiving, from the first device, a request to access the second device, wherein the request comprises log-in credentials and a first hash value. The embodiment may include computing, on the second device, a second hash value based on the second moving window. The embodiment may include verifying the log-in credentials. The embodiment may include comparing the first hash value and the second hash value. In response to the first and the second hash values being equal, and the log-in credentials being verified, the embodiment may include granting access.