摘要:
An improved technique of processing an authentication request from an authentication requestor involves an adaptive authentication device comparing a behavioral history of fact values associated with a user over a current time window with a user's baseline profile that includes a behavioral history of the fact values. The adaptive authentication device accesses such a behavioral history over several previous time windows from a database whose entries include a user identifier, a time interval and user data which represents fact value behavioral history over the time interval. When the device receives an authentication request from an authentication requestor, the adaptive authentication device matches a username of the request with a user identifier of an entry of the database whose time period is the current time period. The adaptive authentication device then updates fact values representing the user's current behavioral history and compares the current behavioral history to the user's baseline profile.
摘要:
An improved authentication technique employs a user's mobile device to obtain a picture of the user from which facial geometry is extracted and applied as part of an authentication operation of the user to the remote network. In some examples, a server stores facial geometry for different users along with associated PINs. By matching facial geometry of the user with facial geometry on the server, the user's PIN can be obtained, without the user ever having to register or remember the PIN.
摘要:
An improved technique tailors a biometric challenge activity to a particular user. The particular user submits electronic input from which an authentication system extracts information concerning traits of the particular user; such traits can include keystroke and swiping patterns, handheld device positions, and place of origin. An authentication server maps values of user attributes such as place of origin, age, and UI device to the extracted traits. The authentication server then selects biometric challenges for the particular user based on user attributes having values which deviate most from a mean value of that attribute taken across a population of users. That is, the authentication server bases biometric challenges on the most distinguishing traits of the particular user.
摘要:
A method of operating a VM server (VMS) is described, including (a) executing a VM instance (VMI) at the VMS, the VMI having a remote display within a terminal program of a client computer, the terminal program being configured to send commands received by the client from a user to the VMS to affect operation of the VMI, (b) running a browser within the VMI, the browser having a connection to a secure web application running on a web application server, the commands sent from the terminal program to the VMS allowing the user to interact with the web application via the terminal program and the browser running on the VMI, (c) at the VMS, asynchronously collecting information in connection with the commands sent from the user to the VMS, and (d) at the VMS, asynchronously sending the collected information to an analysis server to be analyzed for anomalous behavior.
摘要:
An improved technique identifies risky transactions from a set of transactions and updates risk scores only for those transactions identified as risky. Along these lines, a transaction sorting engine sorts the set of transactions according to risk score. The transaction sorting engine identifies as risky those transactions having risk scores above a specified percentile; for instance, the transactions having risk scores above the 90th percentile would be identified as risky. Some time later, a risk score engine adjusts, based on new historical transaction data, Bayesian weights which it uses to compute risk scores. The transaction sorting engine sends to the risk score engine only those transactions it identified as risky. The risk score engine computes new risk scores for the risky transactions and makes the new risk scores available to the transaction sorting engine so that it can sort all of current transactions (e.g., received within the past week).
摘要:
Techniques are provided for evaluating compromised credential information. A method for evaluating compromised credentials comprises the steps of: collecting data regarding previously compromised credentials that were used to commit an unauthorized activity; applying one or more statistical learning methods to the collected data to identify one or more patterns; and evaluating a risk of credentials that have been compromised by one or more attackers using the identified patterns. According to a further aspect of the invention, a risk score is generated for one or more users and devices. The risk scores are optionally ordered based on an order of risk. The data can be collected, for example, from one or more of anti-fraud servers and information sources.
摘要:
Active learning-based fraud detection techniques are provided in adaptive authentication systems. An authentication request from an authentication requestor is processed by receiving the authentication request from the authentication requester; comparing current data for the user associated with the user identifier with historical data for the user; generating an adaptive authentication result based on the comparison indicating a likelihood current user data is associated with a fraudulent user; and performing one or more additional authentication operations to improve learning if the request satisfies one or more predefined non-risk based criteria. The predefined non-risk based criteria comprises, for example, (i) the request receiving a riskiness score below a threshold based on current data and wherein the request was expected to have a risk score above a threshold, or (ii) the request being in a bucket having a number of tagged events below a threshold.
摘要:
A method is used in analyzing device similarity. Data describing a device is received and a similarity analysis is applied to the data. Based on the similarity analysis, a measure of similarity between the device and a previously known device is determined.
摘要:
An improved technique trains a fraud detection system to use mouse movement data as part of a user profile. Along these lines, a training apparatus receives sets of mouse movement datasets generated by a legitimate user and/or a fraudulent user. The training apparatus assigns each mouse movement dataset to a cluster according to one of several combinations of representations, distance metrics, and cluster metrics. By correlating the clusters with the origins of the mouse movement datasets (legitimate or fraudulent user), the training apparatus constructs a robust framework for detecting fraud at least partially based on mouse movement data.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus are provided for risk-based authentication between two servers on behalf of a user. A method is provided for controlling access by a consumer to a service provider on behalf of a user. An authentication request is issued responsive to an initial access request from the consumer to access the service provider on behalf of the user. An access token is provided to the consumer upon approval from the user to grant access to the consumer. Upon receiving a subsequent access request from the consumer with the access token to access the service provider on behalf of the user; a risk analysis is performed to determine if the subsequent access request should be granted. The risk analysis can determine if the subsequent access complies with one or more rules of the user. The user is optionally prompted to specify whether to allow the subsequent access request and/or future similar transactions.