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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Gareth Edward Jones, Winchester, GB;
Gareth Edward Jones, Winchester, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for managing user authentication. First authentication data associated with a user is received from a first authentication mechanism. The first authentication data is generated in response to the first authentication mechanism successfully authenticating the user. In response to receipt of the first authentication data, a first identifier associated with the user is registered. The first authentication data is associated with the first identifier. In response to associating the first authentication data with the first identifier, second authentication data associated with the user is received from a second authentication mechanism. The second authentication data is generated in response to the second authentication mechanism successfully authenticating the user. The second authentication data is associated with the first authentication data and the first identifier.