SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL AUTHENTICATION SCHEME

摘要

A method and a system for determining an optimal authentication scheme for an authenticating system. Embodiments may include: receiving, from the authenticating system an identity of a user requiring access to the authenticating system and a policy of the authenticating system; receiving, from a storage device, data including historical information regarding previous authentication attempts by the user; producing a list including an optimal selection of one or more authentication schemes, each including one or more authentication factors, according to the historical information and the authenticating system policy; and sending the selection list of one or more authentication schemes to the authenticating system.