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. A system, comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive: (1) authentication input provided by a user, (2) at least one cookie associated with the user, and (3) information usable to determine a first location associated with the user;
perform a security determination based at least in part on:
presence of the at least one cookie, wherein a threshold is determined based at least in part on the presence of the at least one cookie;
an evaluation of the first location against a second location associated with the user; and
an evaluation of the received authentication input against stored authentication data associated with the user; and
based at least in part on the security determination, request additional authentication input, wherein the requesting is associated with at least one of a telephonic communication or an email communication; and
a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
2. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the information usable to determine the first location associated with the user comprises at least one of GPS coordinates or an IP address.
3. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the threshold comprises a threshold score.
4. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the second location comprises a home address associated with the user.
5. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a password.
6. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the threshold is determined based at least in part on at least one policy.
7. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein a level of access to an account is established based at least in part on the security determination.
8. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein an administrator is alerted based at least in part on the security determination.
9. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein performing the security determination comprises determining that the threshold has been exceeded.
10. A method, comprising:
receiving: (1) authentication input provided by a user, (2) at least one cookie associated with the user, and (3) information usable to determine a first location associated with the user;
performing a security determination based at least in part on:
presence of the at least one cookie, wherein a threshold is determined based at least in part on the presence of the at least one cookie;
an evaluation of the first location against a second location associated with the user; and
an evaluation of the received authentication input against stored authentication data associated with the user; and
based at least in part on the security determination, requesting additional authentication input, wherein the requesting is associated with at least one of a telephonic communication or an email communication.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the information usable to determine the first location associated with the user comprises at least one of GPS coordinates or an IP address.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the threshold comprises a threshold score.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second location comprises a home address associated with the user.
14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving a password.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the threshold is determined based at least in part on at least one policy.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein a level of access to an account is established based at least in part on the security determination.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein an administrator is alerted based at least in part on the security determination.
18. The method of claim 10 , wherein performing the security determination comprises determining that the threshold has been exceeded.
19. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
receiving: (1) authentication input provided by a user, (2) at least one cookie associated with the user, and (3) information usable to determine a first location associated with the user;
performing a security determination based at least in part on:
presence of the at least one cookie, wherein a threshold is determined based at least in part on the presence of the at least one cookie;
an evaluation of the first location against a second location associated with the user; and
an evaluation of the received authentication input against stored authentication data associated with the user; and
based at least in part on the security determination, requesting additional authentication input, wherein the requesting is associated with at least one of a telephonic communication or an email communication.