Systems and methods for using partial cookies for electronic authentication and authorization

Abstract

The methods and systems disclosed herein allow for faster and more efficient authentication using a partial cookie instead of a full cookie (or other data structure). In one example, a server receives, during the first browser session at the first time, a first request for authorization from an electronic device along with authentication information. Responsive to generating a profile using the authentication information, the server transmits to the electronic device a first data source configured to grant access to the profile to the electronic device, via a first authentication protocol; and receives, at a second browser session at a second time, from the electronic device, a second request for authorization to access the profile; responsive to a determination that the electronic device includes the first data source, the server executes a secondary authentication protocol.