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`EXHIBIT 1
`EXHIBIT 1
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`United States Patent
`Hardt
`
`( 10 ) Patent No .: US 10,567,391 B2
`( 45 ) Date of Patent :
`* Feb . 18 , 2020
`
`US010567391B2
`
`( * ) Notice :
`
`( 54 ) GRADUATED AUTHENTICATION IN AN
`IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
`( 71 ) Applicant : Callahan Cellular L.L.C. , Wilmington ,
`DE ( US )
`( 72 ) Inventor : Dick C. Hardt , Vancouver ( CA )
`( 73 ) Assignee : Callahan Cellular L.L.C. , Wilmington ,
`DE ( US )
`Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154 ( b ) by 0 days .
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis
`claimer .
`( 21 ) Appl . No .: 16 / 417,361
`May 20 , 2019
`( 22 ) Filed :
`( 65 )
`Prior Publication Data
`US 2019/0273747 A1 Sep. 5 , 2019
`Related U.S. Application Data
`( 63 ) Continuation of application No. 15 / 172,008 , filed on
`Jun . 2 , 2016 , now Pat . No. 10,298,594 , which is a
`( Continued )
`
`( 51 )
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`Int . Ci .
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`GO6F 1730
`G06F 15/16
`G06F 7/04
`G06F 21/60
`( 52 ) U.S. CI .
`CPC
`
`( 2006.01 )
`( 2006.01 )
`( 2006.01 )
`( 2006.01 )
`( 2013.01 )
`H04L 63/105 ( 2013.01 ) ; G06F 21/606
`( 2013.01 ) ; H04L 63/08 ( 2013.01 ) ; H04L
`63/1416 ( 2013.01 ) ; H04L 63/1466 ( 2013.01 ) ;
`H04L 63/0428 ( 2013.01 ) ; H04L 63/0815
`( 2013.01 )
`
`( 58 )
`
`( 56 )
`
`Field of Classification Search
`CPC
`HO4L 63/105 ; H04L 63/08 ; H04L 63/1416 ;
`H04L 63/1466 ; H04L 63/0428 ; H04L
`63/0815 ; G06F 21/606
`726/4
`USPC
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`Primary Examiner Monjur Rahim
`( 74 ) Attorney , Agent , or Firm — Perkins Coie LLP
`
`( 57 )
`ABSTRACT
`A method and system for graduated security in an identity
`management system utilize differing levels of time sensitiv
`ity , channel security and authentication security to provide a
`multi - dimensional approach to providing the right fit for
`differing identity requests . The differing levels of security
`can be selected by user preference , membersite request or
`homesite policy .
`
`20 Claims , 8 Drawing Sheets
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`Receive a user identity request
`
`100
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`Determine a required security level
`in accordance with the request
`
`192
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`Authenticate user with an
`authentication mechanism having a
`security level at least equal to the
`determined security level
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`Provide user identity response
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`104
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