Methods, Systems, and Products for Authenticating Users

Abstract

Enhanced biometric authentication combines a user's inherent biometric data with the user's password, code, or other secret glyph. For example, the user's finger makes an input on a touchpad. An image of a fingerprint is extracted from the input, along with the user's password, code, or other secret glyph. In one input, then, the user's finger serves two authentication schemes for increased security.

1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a device, a time-based input to a touch-sensitive pad, the time-based input requesting authentication associated with a user of the touch-sensitive pad;   determining, by the device, a satisfaction of a double authentication during the time-based input to the touch-sensitive pad; and   authenticating, by the device, the user of the touch-sensitive pad in response to the satisfaction of the double authentication.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining an image of a fingerprint during the time-based input to the touch-sensitive pad. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising capturing an image of a fingerprint during the time-based input to the touch-sensitive pad. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining positions associated with the time-based input to the touch-sensitive pad. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a template associated with the double authentication. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a template associated with the device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a template associated with the user. 
     
     
         8 . A system, comprising:
 a hardware processor; and   a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:   receiving a time-based input to a touch-sensitive pad, the time-based input associated with a double authentication scheme;   determining a satisfaction of the double authentication scheme based on the time-based input to the touch-sensitive pad; and   authenticating a user of the touch-sensitive pad in response to the satisfaction of the double authentication scheme.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise segregating the time-based input into an image of a fingerprint and a mechanical component. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a first match associated with the double authentication scheme, the first match between the image of the fingerprint and a template for the authentication. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a second match associated with the double authentication scheme, the second match between the mechanical component and the template. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a password as the mechanical component. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a trace as the mechanical component. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a character as the mechanical component. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a combination of characters as the mechanical component. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a letter as the mechanical component. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a stroke as the mechanical component. 
     
     
         18 . A computer readable memory storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 receiving a time-based input to a touch-sensitive pad, the time-based input associated with a double authentication scheme;   matching an image of a fingerprint captured during the time-based input to a template associated with the double authentication scheme;   matching a mechanical component determined during the time-based input to the template associated with the double authentication scheme; and   determining a satisfaction of the double authentication scheme in response to the image of a fingerprint and the mechanical component matching the template.   
     
     
         19 . The computer readable memory of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a password as the mechanical component. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable memory of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a character as the mechanical component.