US 11,956,246 B2
Secure content management through authentication
Hyunsuk Han, San Ramon, CA (US); and Mahesh Acharya, Castro Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to LendingClub Bank, National Association, Lehi, UT (US)
Filed by LendingClub Bank, National Association, Lehi, UT (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/988,508.
Application 17/988,508 is a continuation of application No. 17/139,793, filed on Dec. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,522,867.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/003,207, filed on Mar. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0096498 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/45 (2013.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01)
CPC H04L 63/105 (2013.01) [G06F 16/9558 (2019.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-executed method comprising:
maintaining registry information for one or more restricted webpages;
wherein the registry information for each restricted webpage, of the one or more restricted webpages, specifies an authentication tier, of an ordered plurality of authentication tiers, associated with at least a portion of said each restricted webpage;
wherein each authentication tier, of the ordered plurality of authentication tiers, is associated with a set of authentication requirements;
receiving, from a client, a request for a particular restricted webpage of the one or more restricted webpages;
in response to receiving the request for the particular restricted webpage:
based, at least in part, on the registry information, identifying a particular authentication tier associated with at least a portion of the particular restricted webpage,
determining whether the client is associated with an authentication tier, of the ordered plurality of authentication tiers, that is at or above a level of the particular authentication tier within the ordered plurality of authentication tiers,
responsive to determining that the client is associated with the authentication tier, of the ordered plurality of authentication tiers, that is at or above the level of the particular authentication tier, allowing the client access to said at least a portion of the particular restricted webpage;
wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.