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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. O'Malley, Lowell, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed herein techniques for use in skill-based authentication. The techniques comprise determining a skill associated with a user. Also, the techniques comprise providing a user challenge based on the skill. Further, the techniques comprise receiving a user response to the user challenge. Additionally, the techniques comprise determining whether to authenticate the user based on the user response.