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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Manivannan Thavasi, Rochester, MN (US);
Thembani Togwe, Rochester, MN (US);
Manivannan Thavasi, Rochester, MN (US);
Thembani Togwe, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An operating system of an information handling system (IHS) initializes a security tool to provide security management during user-to-user transactions. The security tool may determine a relationship between the users and, in response, invoke a user personal profile and application profile information that pertains to the users and the transaction. The security tool determines an initial observed confidence level that indicates a degree of certainty with respect to the accuracy of user authentication. The security tool may continuously determine observed confidence levels from current user actions, learned behavior, and other information within a security information store. The security tool may compare a currently observed confidence level to a predetermined confidence threshold. The tool may halt the transaction if the observed confidence level does not exceed the predetermined confidence threshold thus indicating a breach in security confidence.