Performing authentication
Preference data is received. The received preference data is compared to stored preference data associated with a user with which the received preference data is associated. A determination is made whether to authorize an action based at least on the comparison. The preference data is received as a selection.
1. An authentication system, comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive, from a device, a request to access a user account, wherein the request is associated with a first location;
based at least in part on an evaluation of the first location relative to a second location, determine an authentication action to be performed by a user to obtain access to the user account;
prompt the user to perform the authentication action determined based at least in part on the evaluation of the first location relative to the second location; and
provide access to the user account based at least in part on information received in response to the prompting; and
a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
2. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein facilitating the authentication action comprises transmitting an electronic message to the user.
3. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein facilitating the authentication action comprises making a telephonic communication to the user.
4. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein the first location is determined based at least in part on an IP address associated with the device.
5. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein the first location is determined based at least in part on a GPS position associated with the device.
6. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein the first location is determined based at least in part on a GPS position, and the second location is determined based at least in part on an IP address.
7. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein the second location comprises a captured location.
8. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.
9. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein the user has provided a phone number during an enrollment process.
10. The authentication system of claim 1 , wherein access to the user account is based at least in part on a security determination associated with a presence or an absence of a cookie.
11. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a device, a request to access a user account, wherein the request is associated with a first location;
based at least in part on an evaluation of the first location relative to a second location, determining an authentication action to be performed by a user to obtain access to the user account;
prompting the user to perform the authentication action determined based at least in part on the evaluation of the first location relative to the second location; and
providing access to the user account based at least in part on information received in response to the prompting.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein facilitating the authentication action comprises transmitting an electronic message to the user.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein facilitating the authentication action comprises making a telephonic communication to the user.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first location is determined based at least in part on an IP address associated with the device.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first location is determined based at least in part on a GPS position associated with the device.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first location is determined based at least in part on a GPS position, and the second location is determined based at least in part on an IP address.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second location comprises a captured location.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the user has provided a phone number during an enrollment process.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein access to the user account is based at least in part on a security determination associated with a presence or an absence of a cookie.
21. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
receiving, from a device, a request to access a user account, wherein the request is associated with a first location;
based at least in part on an evaluation of the first location relative to a second location, determining an authentication action to be performed by a user to obtain access to the user account;
prompting the user to perform the authentication action determined based at least in part on the evaluation of the first location relative to the second location; and
providing access to the user account based at least in part on information received in response to the prompting.