DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING DIGITAL CREDENTIAL ACCESS CONTROL
A method for preventing digital content misuse can include detecting, by a client-side computing device, that the client-side computing device is paired to a viewing device such that, after being paired, the client-side computing device can cause digital content received from a remote server to be presented on a display of the viewing device; after detecting that the client-side computing device is paired to the viewing device, detecting, by the client-side computing device, that the client-side computing device has been unpaired from the viewing device; and in response to detecting that the client-side computing device has been unpaired from the viewing device, executing a remedial action.
1 . A system for controlling access to digital credentials, the system comprising:
a server configured to: receive a request for a digital credential assigned to a user account, the digital credential providing access to digital content;
determine whether one or more access conditions are satisfied, the one or more access conditions comprising a user proximity to an authorized location for the digital content; and transmit the digital credential in response to determining the one or more access conditions are satisfied; and
a monitoring module configured to: detect attempts to reuse transmitted digital credentials; and initiate a remedial action in response to detecting an attempt to reuse a transmitted digital credential.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more access conditions further comprise the request originating from an authorized client device associated with the user account.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the user proximity access condition is satisfied comprises determining a geographic distance between a source location of the request and the authorized location.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the remedial action comprises disabling access to digital credentials for a user account associated with a detected attempt to reuse a transmitted digital credential.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted digital credential comprises an animated graphic to prevent static screenshots of the digital credential from granting access rights.
6 . A method for controlling access to digital credentials, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server, a request for a digital credential assigned to a user account, the digital credential providing access to digital content;
determining whether one or more access conditions are satisfied, the one or more access conditions comprising a user proximity to an authorized location for the digital content;
transmitting the digital credential in response to determining the one or more access conditions are satisfied;
detecting attempts to reuse transmitted digital credentials; and
initiating a remedial action in response to detecting an attempt to reuse a transmitted digital credential.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more access conditions further comprise the request originating from an authorized client device associated with the user account.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein determining whether the user proximity access condition is satisfied comprises determining a geographic distance between a source location of the request and the authorized location.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the remedial action comprises disabling access to digital credentials for a user account associated with a detected attempt to reuse a transmitted digital credential.
10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the transmitted digital credential comprises an animated graphic to prevent static screenshots of the digital credential from granting access rights.
11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
receive, at a server, a request for a digital credential assigned to a user account, the digital credential providing access to digital content;
determine whether one or more access conditions are satisfied, the one or more access conditions comprising a user proximity to an authorized location for the digital content;
transmit the digital credential in response to determining the one or more access conditions are satisfied;
detect attempts to reuse transmitted digital credentials; and
initiate a remedial action in response to detecting an attempt to reuse a transmitted digital credential.
12 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more access conditions further comprise the request originate from an authorized client device associated with the user account.
13 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein determine whether the user proximity access condition is satisfied comprises determining a geographic distance between a source location of the request and the authorized location.
14 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the remedial action comprises disable access to digital credentials for a user account associated with a detected attempt to reuse a transmitted digital credential.
15 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the transmitted digital credential comprises an animated graphic to prevent static screenshots of the digital credential from granting access rights.