CPC H04W 12/068 (2021.01) [G06F 21/608 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for performing location-based multi-factor authentication, the method comprising:
receiving, at a mobile device, a first set of authentication credentials provided by a user;
transmitting, by the mobile device, the first set of authentication credentials to an authentication server;
verifying the first set of authentication credentials by the authentication server accessing stored credential information;
transmitting, by the authentication server, verified first factor authentication to the mobile device;
transmitting, by the mobile device, a request for second factor authentication to an authentication system;
scanning, by the mobile device, identifier information associated with a secure device in response to instructions received by the mobile device from the authentication system;
sending a second set of authentication credentials from the secure device to the authentication system;
verifying the second set of credentials by the authentication system accessing a secure device location database;
transmitting, by the authentication system, verified second factor authentication to the mobile device in response to the request for the second factor authentication;
transmitting the verified second factor authentication to the authentication server by the mobile device after receiving both the first verified first factor authentication and the verified second factor authentication; and
granting final authentication, by the authentication server, based on the verified first factor authentication and the verified second factor authentication.
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