Methods, apparatus and systems for authenticating users and user devices to receive secure information via multiple authorized channels

Abstract

Facilitating display of, and interaction with, secure user-centric information via a user platform operated by a user. A user identity is transmitted to an external computing device hosting an identity management server to authenticate the user. After authenticating, a desktop channel grid framework is displayed on the user platform. The channel grid framework includes multiple channels having respective contents represented as multiple user-selectable items, through which respective portions of the secure user-centric information are presented. At least some of the secure user-centric information in at least one channel is based on the user identity, and in displaying the at least one channel as a selectable item, the at least one channel is authenticated by the identity management server. In one example, the user platform also is authenticated, and multiple user-selectable items included in the channel grid framework is based on information access rights and/or security protocols respectively associated with the corresponding plurality of authorized channels, the user, and the user platform.