Abstract:
Electronic system (106, 109A) for authenticating a user of an electronic service, said system preferably comprising at least one server apparatus, the system being configured to store (122, 112, 200), for a number of users, a plurality of personal voiceprints (204) each of which being linked with a dedicated visual, audiovisual or audio cue (202), for challenge-response authentication of the users, wherein the cues are user-selected, user-provided or user-created, pick (116, 200C, 142, 144), upon receipt of an authentication request associated with a claim of an identity (160) of an existing user of said number of users, a subset of cues (212) for which there are voiceprints of the existing user stored (112), and provide the cues for representation to the user as a challenge, receive (126, 148, 150) sound data indicative of the voice responses uttered by the user to the represented cues, said voice responses being captured utilizing both air and throat microphones, determine (114, 152, 154, 156, 158) on the basis of the sound data, the represented cues and voiceprints linked therewith and the existing user, whether the response has been uttered by the existing user of said number of users, wherein the sound data indicative of the voice responses uttered to the represented cues are preferably matched as concatenated against a concatenated voiceprint established based on the voiceprints linked with the represented cues and the existing user, and provided that this seems to be the case, elevate (116, 152, 200D, 218, 216) the authentication status of the user as the existing user, preferably regarding at least the current communication session. Related method and device (102c) are presented.
Abstract:
An arrangement (106), such as a server apparatus or a plurality of at least functionally connected server and/or other apparatuses, for controlling access to a network service, such as a cloud service, utilizing multi-factor, at least two- factor, authentication, comprising a processing entity (150) and a memory entity (152) for processing and storing data, respectively, and a data transfer entity (156) for receiving and sending data, the arrangement being configured to transmit a code (143c), preferably as browser data such as web page data, during a communication session associated with a predetermined user of the service for visualization and subsequent uttering by the user, receive sound data (143g) indicative of the uttered code, determine on the basis of the sound data and voiceprint data associated with the predetermined user whether the code has been uttered by the predetermined user (143h), and provided that this seems to be the case, raise the gained authentication status of the predetermined user regarding at least the current communication session (143l), wherein raising the authentication status optionally includes at least one action selected from the group consisting of: enabling a new service feature, enabling the use of a new application, enabling a new communication method, and enabling the adjustment of service settings or preferences. A corresponding method is presented.
Abstract:
Electronic system (106, 109A) for authenticating a user of an electronic service, said system preferably comprising at least one server apparatus, the system being configured to store (122, 112, 200), for a number of users, a plurality of personal voiceprints (204) each of which being linked with a dedicated visual, audiovisual or audio cue (202), for challenge-response authentication of the users, pick (116, 200C, 142, 144), upon receipt of an authentication request associated with an existing user of said number of users, a number of cues (212) for which there are voiceprints of the existing user stored, and provide the cues for representation (144, 126) to the user as a challenge, receive (126, 148) sound data indicative of the voice response uttered by the user to the represented cues, determine (114, 150) on the basis of the sound data, the represented cues and linked voiceprints, whether the response has been uttered by the existing user of said number of users, and provided that this seems to be the case, elevate (116, 152, 200D, 218, 216) the authentication status of the user as the existing user, preferably regarding at least the current communication session. A corresponding method and device (102c) are presented.
Abstract:
An arrangement (106), such as a server apparatus or a plurality of at least functionally connected server and/or other apparatuses, for controlling access to a network service, such as a cloud service, utilizing multi-factor, at least two- factor, authentication, comprising a processing entity (150) and a memory entity (152) for processing and storing data, respectively, and a data transfer entity (156) for receiving and sending data, the arrangement being configured to send an e-mail notice (128) to an e-mail address associated with a predetermined user, the e-mail notice including a preferably secure link for a browser, such as an Internet browser, receive an indication of the activation of the preferably secure link (134), such as a data request like a web resource request sent via a browser, in response to which the arrangement being further configured to send first browser data, such as web page data, requesting the user of the browser to input a secret (136), and a one-time password (OTP) to a mobile device associated with the predetermined user (138b), receive user input relative to the request for secret (140), determine whether the user input matches the sent OTP (142), and if that is the case, enable the user of the browser and related terminal device, thus authenticated as the predetermined user, to access the service (144, 144a, 186, 88).Enabling preferably includes transfer of enabling data such as program and/or password data to the terminal device. A corresponding method is presented.
Abstract:
An arrangement, such as a server (106) or a plurality of at least functionally connected servers, for delivering an electronic document, such as a bill, to a recipient utilizing multi-factor authentication, said arrangement comprising a processing entity (150) and a memory entity (152) for processing and storing data, respectively, and a data transfer entity (156) for receiving and sending data, said arrangement being configured to receive and store an electronic document provided by a sender for delivery to a predetermined recipient (126),send an e- mail including a notice indicative of the reception of the electronic document to an e-mail address associated with the predetermined recipient, said e-mail notice including a secure link for a browser (128),receive an indication of the activation of the secure link (132), in response to which said arrangement being further configured to,send first browser data, such as web page data, requesting the user of the browser to input a secret (136), send a one-time password (OTP) to a mobile device associated with the predetermined recipient (138b),receive user input relative to the request for secret (140), determine whether the user input matches the sent OTP (142), and if that is the case,enable the user, thus authenticated as the predetermined recipient, to access the electronic document (144).A corresponding method is presented.