Integrated voice biometrics cloud security gateway

1. A computer-implemented method to authenticate a user through a triple factor authentication in one step, the method comprising:

intercepting, by a gateway, an access request sent to a network address of a resource server from a user using a user device the access request comprising a unique user record identifier;

identifying a specific user device used by the user to send the access request based on a cookie or an identifier stored in the specific user device by the gateway;

selecting a voice biometrics record of the user recorded using the specific user device used by the user to send the access request from among a plurality of voice biometrics records stored for the user during an enrollment period;

placing a call to the user device based on information from the cookie or the identifier;

sending, to the user device, a challenge message prompting the user to respond by voice, wherein the challenge message corresponds to the selected voice biometrics record;

receiving, from the user device, a voice sample of the user;

comparing the voice sample of the user against the selected voice biometrics record;

converting the voice sample into a speech-to-text phrase; and

comparing the speech-to-text phrase against a stored secret text phrase to verify the speech-to-text phrase matches the stored secret text phrase.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a non-binary access check result for the user, wherein the non-binary access check result for the user device is either ‘GRANTED’, ‘DENIED’, or ‘LIMITED ACCESS’.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the user device is routed to a suspicious activity playground if the non-binary access check result for the data terminal is ‘LIMITED ACCESS’.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the stored voice biometrics record comprises matching the specific user device with a specific device used to store the selected voice biometrics record.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising checking a callback policy for the user device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising:

confirming that the callback policy for the user device allows for a single step with interactive voice response backup when a user device access check is placing a call to the user device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the unique user record identifier;

storing the voice sample of the user;

storing an address of the resource server that is accessed; and

recording an access time stamp for the resource server.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein multiple voice biometrics records are stored for the user, and each voice biometrics record corresponds to a specific user device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising storing multiple unique user record identifiers for the user, wherein each unique user record identifier corresponds to the non-binary access check result.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein intercepting the access request to the resource server from a user using a user device providing a unique user record identifier comprises the unique user record identifier being provided by an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) protocol.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the user device is associated with an authorized phone number within an internal PBX network.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) protocol is either RADIUS or DIAMETER.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein intercepting, by the gateway, the access request from the user using the user device to a resource server comprises intercepting, by the gateway, each access request from each user using a user device to a resource server, and wherein placing the call to the user device comprises placing a call to each user device for each access request.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the voice sample of the user comprises receiving a voice sample of a secret phrase of the user.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein sending the challenge message comprises providing a text message for display on the user device.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

intercepting, by a gateway, an access request sent to a network address of a resource server from a user using a user device the access request comprising a unique user record identifier;

identifying a specific user device used by the user to send the access request based on a cookie or an identifier stored in the specific user device by the gateway;

selecting a voice biometrics record of the user recorded using the specific user device used by the user to send the access request from among a plurality of voice biometrics records stored for the user during an enrollment period;

placing a call to the user device based on information from the cookie or the identifier;

sending, to the user device, a challenge message prompting the user to respond by voice, wherein the challenge message corresponds to the selected voice biometrics record;

receiving, from the user device, a voice sample of the user;

comparing the voice sample of the user against the selected voice biometrics record;

converting the voice sample into a speech-to-text phrase; and

comparing the speech-to-text phrase against a stored secret text phrase to verify the speech-to-text phrase matches the stored secret text phrase.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising determining a non- binary access check result for the user, wherein the non-binary access check result for the user device is either ‘GRANTED’, ‘DENIED’, or ‘LIMITED ACCESS’.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the user device is routed to a suspicious activity playground if the non-binary access check result for the data terminal is ‘LIMITED ACCESS’.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein selecting the voice biometrics record comprises matching the specific user device with a specific device used to store the selected voice biometrics record.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising checking a callback policy for the user device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20 , further comprising:

confirming that the callback policy for the user device allows for a single step with interactive voice response backup when a user device access check is ‘DENIED’.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising:

storing the unique user record identifier;

storing the voice sample of the user;

storing an address of resource server that is accessed; and recording an access time stamp for the resource server.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein multiple voice biometrics records are stored for the user, and each voice biometrics record corresponds to a specific user device.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein multiple unique user record identifiers can be stored for the user, and each unique user record identifier corresponds to the non-binary access check result.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein intercepting the access request to the resource server from a user using a user device providing a unique user record identifier comprises the unique user record identifier being provided by an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) protocol.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the user device is an authorized phone number within an internal PBX network.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) protocol is either RADIUS or DIAMETER.

28. An integrated voice biometrics cloud security (IVCS) gateway system, comprising:

a database;

an application layer based packet forwarding and control engine comprising:

a voice biometrics callback and routing policy engine, and;

one or more IP protocol handlers;

a voice biometrics verification server (VBVS) comprising:

a third party call control,

an interactive voice response (IVR) module, and

a suspicious activity playground;

one or more WAN Ethernet switch ports for connection to ISP cloud; and

one or more LAN Ethernet switch ports for connection to resource servers,

wherein the application layer based packet forwarding and control engine executes instructions to:

intercept, by a gateway, an access request sent to a network address of a resource server from a user using a user device the access request the access request comprising a unique user record identifier;

identify a specific user device used by the user to send the access request based on a cookie or an identifier stored in the specific user device by the gateway;

select a voice biometrics record of the user recorded by using the specific user device used by the user to send the access request from among a plurality of voice biometrics records stored for the user during an enrollment period;

place a call to the specific user device based on information from the cookie or the identifier;

send, to the user device, a challenge messages prompting the user to respond by voice, wherein the challenge message corresponds to the selected voice biometerics record;

receive, from the user device, a voice sample of the user;

compare the voice sample of the user against the selected voice biometrics record;

convert the voice sample into a speech-to-text phrase; and

compare the speech-to-text phrase against a stored secret text phrase to verify the speech-to-text phrase matches the stored secret phrase.

29. The system of claim 28 , wherein the application layer based packet forwarding and control engine executes instructions to determine a non-binary access check result for the user, and the non-binary access check result for the user device is either ‘GRANTED’, ‘DENIED’, or ‘LIMITED ACCESS’.

30. The system of claim 29 , wherein the user device is routed to a suspicious activity playground if the non-binary access check result for the data terminal is ‘LIMITED ACCESS’.

31. The system of claim 28 , wherein to select the stored voice biometrics record comprises to match the specific user device with a specific device used to store the selected voice biometrics record.

32. The system of claim 28 , wherein the application layer based packet forwarding and control engine executes instructions to check a callback policy for the user device.

33. The system of claim 32 , wherein the application layer based packet forwarding and control engine executes instructions to:

confirm that the callback policy for the user device allows for a single step with interactive voice response backup when a user device access check is ‘DENIED’.

34. The system of claim 28 , wherein the application layer based packet forwarding and control engine executes instructions to:

store the unique user record identifier;

store the voice sample of the user;

store an address of the resource server that is accessed; and

record an access time stamp for the resource server.

35. The system of claim 28 , wherein multiple voice biometrics records are stored for the user, and each voice biometrics record corresponds to a different type of user device.

36. The system of claim 29 , wherein multiple unique user record identifiers can be stored for the user, and each unique user record identifier corresponds to the non-binary access check result.

37. The system of claim 28 , wherein the unique user record identifier is provided by an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) protocol.

38. The system of claim 37 , wherein the user device is an authorized phone number within an internal PBX network.

39. The system of claim 37 , wherein the authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) protocol is either RADIUS or DIAMETER.

40. The system of claim 28 , further comprising one or more PSTN ports.

41. The system of claim 28 , further comprising one or more SIP trunk ports.

42. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the unique user record identifier is not a password.