| CPC G07F 7/12 (2013.01) [G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G07F 7/0806 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method for authenticating a user identity using a sound device, the sound device comprising a card including a plurality of texture protrusions, the method comprising:
establishing an audio connection between a user device and an authentication system;
instructing a user of the user device to generate real-time sound data, wherein the real-time sound data is generated by the plurality of texture protrusions of contacting a sound activating device;
receiving, via the user device, the real-time sound data at the authentication system;
comparing, via the authentication system, the real-time sound data to a pre-determined sound configuration to determine a match value, wherein the match value is one of match or no match; and
upon determining the match value, causing to output a notification of the determined match value.
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