Systems and methods for authentication using low quality and high quality authentication information

1. A system, for authenticating a user, comprising:

a non-transitory memory storing instructions, high quality authentication information, and low quality authentication information; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising:

determining whether a requested service associated with a user triggers (i) a request for high quality authentication information from the user or (ii) a request for low quality authentication information from the user based on whether a previously performed authentication within a predetermined amount of time was a successful high quality authentication;

generating a request for low quality authentication information in response to determining that the previously performed authentication within the predetermined amount of time was a successful high quality authentication;

obtaining low quality authentication information responsive to the request for low quality authentication information;

in response to that determining the user does not pass a low quality authentication based on the obtained low quality authentication information, determining whether the requested service requires a successful authentication; and

responsive to determining that the requested service does not require a successful authentication, allowing the request for service.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein a request for high quality authentication information comprises a request for the user to provide at least one of a user name, a password, a biometric identifier, or a combination thereof.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a request for low quality authentication information comprises a request for the user to provide at least one of an image of the user, a biometric identifier of the user, a location, sensor information, or a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise: requesting the user to perform a low quality authentication on a predefined time schedule.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request for low quality authentication information comprises a plurality of requests for low quality authentication information.

6. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a user, a request for a service that requires authentication;

determining whether the requested service triggers a high quality authentication information or a request for low quality authentication information based on a previously performed successful authentication within a predetermined amount of time;

performing a high quality authentication if the service triggers a request for high quality authentication information;

performing a low quality authentication if the service triggers a request for the low quality authentication information;

determining whether the requested service requires a successful authentication responsive to determining that the user does not pass the high quality authentication or the low quality authentication; and

allowing the request for service responsive to determining that the service does not require a successful authentication.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether the requested service triggers a request for high quality authentication information or a request for low quality authentication information based on an existence of a valid user session.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein performing the high quality authentication comprises performing an authentication based on at least one of a user name, a password, a biometric identifier, or a combination thereof.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein performing the low quality authentication comprises performing an authentication based on at least one of an image of the user, a biometric identifier of the user, a location, sensor information, or a combination thereof.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein determining whether the requested service triggers a request for high quality authentication information comprises:

determining whether the requested service is a service that always triggers a request for high quality authentication information; or

determining whether the requested service exceeds a predetermined risk threshold.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein performing the high quality authentication comprises performing a plurality of authentications.

12. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

performing an initial authentication successfully;

receiving, from a user, a request for a service;

determining that the requested service triggers a request for low quality authentication information in response to determining that the initial authentication was successfully performed within a predetermined amount of time and is a high quality authentication;

obtaining the low quality authentication information responsive to the request for low quality authentication information;

performing a low quality authentication based on the obtained low quality authentication information;

permitting the service responsive to determining that the low quality authentication is successfully performed;

in response to that determining the low quality authentication is not successfully performed, determining whether the requested service requires a successful authentication; and

responsive to determining that the requested service does not require a successful authentication, allowing the request for service.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein performing the high quality authentication comprises:

requesting high quality authentication information from the user; and

receiving the requested high quality authentication information from the user.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the high quality authentication is performed based on at least one of a user name, a password, a biometric identifier, or a combination thereof.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein a request for low quality authentication information comprises:

a request for at least one of an image of the user, a biometric identifier of the user, a location, sensor information, or a combination thereof.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein determining that the service triggers a request for low quality authentication information when the initial authentication is a high quality authentication comprises:

determining whether the requested service is a service that always triggers a request for high quality authentication information; or

determining whether the requested service exceeds a predetermined risk threshold.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

transmitting a request for service;

receiving, from a user, a request for authentication information;

in response to receiving the request for authentication information, determining that the request for authentication information is a request for low quality authentication information, the determination being based on a previously performed successful authentication being a high quality authentication performed within a predetermined amount of time;

obtaining low quality authentication information, responsive to the request for low quality authentication information;

responsive to determining that the user does not pass a low quality authentication based on the obtained low quality authentication information, determining whether the requested service requires a successful authentication; and

responsive to determining that the requested service does not require a successful authentication, allowing the request for service.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the request for high quality authentication information comprises a request for at least one of a user name, a password, a biometric identifier, or a combination thereof.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein a request for low quality authentication information comprises a request for at least one of an image of the user, a biometric identifier of the user, a location, sensor information, or a combination thereof.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the request for the low quality information comprises a request for periodically capturing, from the user, low quality authentication information.

21. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein periodically capturing the low quality authentication information comprises automatically capturing, without affirmatively requiring user action, from the user the low quality authentication information.

22. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining whether the requested service triggers a request for high quality authentication information or a request for low quality authentication information based on an existence of a valid user session.

23. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the requested service triggers a request for high quality authentication information or a request for low quality authentication information based on an existence of a valid user session.

24. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether the requested service triggers a request for high quality authentication information or a request for low quality authentication information based on an existence of a valid user session.