US 12,072,960 B2
Dynamic multifactor authentication using low-power and high-power monitoring
Mark Christopher Heidenfeldt, Apex, NC (US); Mark Summerville, Apex, NC (US); Aravind Senthil Murugan, Morrisville, NC (US); Sandy Collins, Durham, NC (US); and Justin Michael Riguette, Morrisville, NC (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD, Singapore (SG)
Filed on May 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/828,278.
Prior Publication US 2023/0385387 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 13/36 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/31 (2013.01) [G06F 13/36 (2013.01); G06F 21/606 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for permitting access to a system comprising:
polling a low-power device or a low-power connection on a user device for a low-power multifactor authentication (MFA);
refraining from polling a high-power device and a high-power connection on the user device for a high-power MFA;
receiving an indication from a user that the user would like to access the system;
identifying the low-power MFA via the polling of the low-power device or the low-power connection;
authenticating the user via the low-power MFA;
after authenticating the user via the low-power MFA, waking up and polling the high-power device or the high-power connection on the user device for the high-power MFA;
identifying the high-power MFA via the polling the high-power device or the high-power connection;
authenticating the user via the high-power MFA; and
permitting access to the system by the user when the user has been authenticated using the low-power MFA and the high-power MFA.