CPC H04L 63/0861 (2013.01) [H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 2463/082 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method of authenticating a user using a multi-factor authentication system for access to a resource system, comprising:
initializing the multi-factor authentication system based on an input;
presenting a challenge requesting the user to enter a specific authenticator of a sequence of authenticators stored in the multi-factor authentication system, wherein the stored sequence of authenticators comprises a plurality of authentication factors;
receiving an authenticator from the user in response to the challenge;
verifying identity of the user by determining whether the received authenticator matches the specific authenticator requested by the challenge; and
granting the access based on a determination that the received authenticator matches the specific authenticator requested, or denying the access based on a determination that the received authenticator does not match the specific authenticator requested.
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