Authentication firm mSIGNIA has been granted a patent for a data authentication system it describes as “digital biometric”.The company reported today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent 9,294,448 covering digital biometric technology. This is an extension of mSIGNIA's previous US Patent 8,817,984 on cryptographic security functions based on anticipated changes in dynamic minutiae.mSIGNIA's privacy-compliant technology analyzes a user's data and how it changes. This user data – such as music, contacts and calendar – is synchronized across the various devices a user may have. Because user data is independent of a device, it is less a device fingerprint and more a digital biometric that represents the user. A user's digital biometric can even be verified when the user gets a new device; this combats malicious account takeover which can lead to fraud and an invasion of a user's privacy.”The combination of the data a user amasses and the way their behavior changes that data, is a new and innovative way to recognize the user,” said Paul Miller, CEO of mSIGNIA. “When online services use mSIGNIA's digital biometric platform as the first method of authentication, it reduces the need for other authentication methods that can disrupt the user experience.”
mSIGNIA acquires patent for 'digital biometrics’
