摘要:
Knowledge-based authentication (KBA) is provided using historically-aware questionnaires. The KBA can obtain a plurality of historically different answers from the user to at least one question; challenge the user with the question for a given period of time; receive a response from the user to the question; and grant access to the restricted resource if the response is accurate for the given period of time based on the historically different answers. Alternatively, the KBA can be based on historically aware answers to a set of inter-related questions. The user is challenged with the inter-related questions for a given period of time. Historically different answers can comprise answers with applicable dates, or correct answers to the question over time. Historically aware answers can comprise an answer that is accurate for an indicated date or period of time. An accurate response demonstrates knowledge of multiple related personal events.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus are provided for fraud detection and remediation in knowledge-based authentication (KBA). A knowledge-based authentication method is performed by a server for restricting access of a user to a restricted resource. The exemplary knowledge-based authentication method comprises challenging the user with one or more questions requiring knowledge by the user; receiving a response from the user to the one or more questions, wherein at least a portion of the response is encoded by the user using an encoding scheme defined between the server and the user to signal a fraudulent access attempt; and granting access to the restricted resource if one or more predefined response criteria are satisfied, wherein the one or more predefined response criteria comprises an assessment of whether the encoded portion of the response satisfies the encoding scheme. A number of exemplary encoding schemes are disclosed.