Dynamic adjustment of authentication mechanism
View Patent ↗According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for dynamic adjustment of authentication mechanism is disclosed. The method includes: collecting location data of one or more agents relative to an agent attempting to authenticate to a data processing system; determining if the location data meets a threshold value; and responsive to the location data meeting the threshold value, relaxing an authentication scheme for the attempting agent to authenticate to the data processing system.
1. A method, comprising:
collecting location data of one or more agents relative to an agent attempting to authenticate to a data processing system, wherein collecting the location data comprises:
determining a distance of each of the one or more agents from the attempting agent for the one or more agents located within a first proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
determining a distance of each of the one or more agents from the attempting agent for the one or more agents located within a second proximity zone relative to the attempting agent, the second proximity zone extending farther from the attempting agent than the first proximity zone;
determining a first average distance based on the determined distances within the first proximity zone;
determining a second average distance based on the determined distances within the second proximity zone;
assigning a first weighted value to the first average distance;
assigning a second weighted value to the second average distance; and
calculating a value to be compared to the threshold value based on the first and second weighted values;
determining if the value meets a threshold value; and
responsive to the value meeting the threshold value, enabling authentication for the attempting agent to the data processing system using a relaxed authentication scheme.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein collecting the location data comprises determining a quantity of the one or more agents within at least one of the first and second proximity zones relative to the attempting agent.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein collecting the location data comprises:
determining a first quantity of the one or more agents within the first proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
determining a second quantity of the one or more agents within the second proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
assigning a third weighted value to the first quantity;
assigning a fourth weighted value to the second quantity; and
calculating another value to be compared to the threshold value based on the third and fourth weighted values.
4. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
logic executable by the processor to:
collect location data of one or more agents relative to an agent attempting to authenticate to a data processing system, wherein the logic is executable to:
determine a distance of each of the one or more agents from the attempting agent for the one or more agents located within a first proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
determine a distance of each of the one or more agents from the attempting agent for the one or more agents located within a second proximity zone relative to the attempting agent, the second proximity zone extending farther from the attempting agent than the first proximity zone;
determine a first average distance based on the determined distances within the first proximity zone;
determine a second average distance based on the determined distances within the second proximity zone;
assign a first weighted value to the first average distance;
assign a second weighted value to the second average distance; and
calculate a value to be compared to the threshold value based on the first and second weighted values;
determine if the value meets a threshold value; and
responsive to the value meeting the threshold value, enable authentication for the attempting agent to the data processing system using a relaxed authentication scheme.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the logic is executable to determine a quantity of the one or more agents within at least one of the first and second proximity zones relative to the attempting agent.
6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the logic is executable to:
determine a first quantity of the one or more agents within the first proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
determine a second quantity of the one or more agents within the second proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
assign a third weighted value to the first quantity;
assign a fourth weighted value to the second quantity; and
calculate another value to be compared to the threshold value based on the third and fourth weighted values.
7. A computer program product for dynamic adjustment of authentication mechanism, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising computer readable program code configured to:
collect location data of one or more agents relative to an agent attempting to authenticate to a data processing system, wherein the program code is configured to:
determine a distance of each of the one or more agents from the attempting agent for the one or more agents located within a first proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
determine a distance of each of the one or more agents from the attempting agent for the one or more agents located within a second proximity zone relative to the attempting agent, the second proximity zone extending farther from the attempting agent than the first proximity zone;
determine a first average distance based on the determined distances within the first proximity zone;
determine a second average distance based on the determined distances within the second proximity zone;
assign a first weighted value to the first average distance;
assign a second weighted value to the second average distance; and
calculate a value to be compared to the threshold value based on the first and second weighted values;
determine if the value meets a threshold value; and
responsive to the value meeting the threshold value, enable authentication for the attempting agent to the data processing system using a relaxed authentication scheme.
8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the computer readable program code is configured to determine a quantity of the one or more agents within at least one of the first and second proximity zones relative to the attempting agent.
9. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the computer readable program code is configured to:
determine a first quantity of the one or more agents within the first proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
determine a second quantity of the one or more agents within the second proximity zone relative to the attempting agent;
assign a third weighted value to the first quantity;
assign a fourth weighted value to the second quantity; and
calculate another value to be compared to the threshold value based on the third and fourth weighted values.