Abstract: A method includes performing, by a processor, identifying a first interface associated with a first functionality of a plurality of functionalities of an application, where a portion of the first functionality has changed within the application, identifying a second functionality of the plurality of functionalities of the application that has not changed, where the second functionality is associated with a plurality of second interfaces, selecting a testing interface out of the plurality of second interfaces associated with the second functionality, and executing a test case for testing the application using the first interface associated with the first functionality and using the testing interface associated with the second functionality, but refraining from using remaining ones of the second interfaces associated with the second functionality for executing the test case.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method by a server includes receiving, by the server, a request to conduct a transaction between a merchant and a secondary device associated within an account. A request for a personal identification number (PIN) is transmitted to the secondary computing device. The PIN is received from the secondary computing device. The PIN and transaction information associated with the transaction is forwarded to a primary computing device registered with the account. Authorization to allow the secondary computing device to conduct the transaction is received from the primary computing device. Based on the authorization received from the primary computing device, the transaction between the secondary computing device and a merchant is authorized.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method by a server includes receiving, by the server, a request to register a computing device for conducting transactions associated with an account. The server determines that a primary computing device is already registered as a first authorized device for conducting transactions associated with the account. A request to authorize the computing device as a second authorized device for conducting transactions associated with the account is transmitted to the primary computing device. Permission to register the computing device as the second authorized device is received from the primary computing device. The computing device is then registered as the second authorized device for conducting transactions associated with the account.

Abstract: An attempt by a particular program on a computing device to present a particular message on the computing device is detected. Prior to presentation of the particular message on the graphical display, the contents of the particular message are scanned to determined that at least a portion of the content of the particular message includes sensitive information. The content of the particular message is modified to generate a masked version of the particular message, where the masked version masks the portion of the content. The masked version of the particular message is allowed to be presented on the graphical display based on determining that the particular message includes the sensitive information.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a fingerprint detector sensor, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a sequence of digital fingerprint scans from the fingerprint detector sensor. The operations further include selectively allowing electronic access by a user to an application processed by the processor based on determining a combination of whether the digital fingerprint scans match a defined number of digital fingerprints stored in a data structure residing in the memory and whether an order of the digital fingerprint scans in the sequence matches a registered order of the defined number of digital fingerprints.

Abstract: A method of performing operations on an account server processor includes receiving authentication query messaging through a network interface from a user terminal. The authentication query messaging contains an account identifier and a credential string of characters. An elapsed time associated with the user entering characters of the credential string through a user interface of the user terminal is determined responsive to the authentication query messaging. A combination of the account identifier, the credential string, and the elapsed time is authenticated to generate an authentication result. The operations further include selectively communicating through the network interface toward the user terminal based on the authentication result, information that is fetched from a memory of an accounts database using the account identifier. Related account server processors and methods by user terminals are disclosed.

Abstract: A method on an account server processor includes retrieving from an accounts database a registered security question associated with an account identifier received from a user terminal, retrieving decoy security questions from the accounts database, and generating and communicating an authentication query message containing the registered security question and the decoy security questions toward the user terminal. An authentication response message containing an answer from a user to at least the registered security question is received from the user terminal. A registered answer associated with the account identifier is retrieved from the accounts database.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a fingerprint detector sensor, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a sequence of digital fingerprint scans from the fingerprint detector sensor. The operations further include selectively allowing electronic access by a user to an application processed by the processor based on determining a combination of whether the digital fingerprint scans match a defined number of digital fingerprints stored in a data structure residing in the memory and whether an order of the digital fingerprint scans in the sequence matches a registered order of the defined number of digital fingerprints.

Abstract: A method of performing operations on an account server processor includes receiving authentication query messaging through a network interface from a user terminal. The authentication query messaging contains an account identifier and a credential string of characters. An elapsed time associated with the user entering characters of the credential string through a user interface of the user terminal is determined responsive to the authentication query messaging. A combination of the account identifier, the credential string, and the elapsed time is authenticated to generate an authentication result. The operations further include selectively communicating through the network interface toward the user terminal based on the authentication result, information that is fetched from a memory of an accounts database using the account identifier. Related account server processors and methods by user terminals are disclosed.

Abstract: A method on an account server processor includes retrieving from an accounts database a registered security question associated with an account identifier received from a user terminal, retrieving decoy security questions from the accounts database, and generating and communicating an authentication query message containing the registered security question and the decoy security questions toward the user terminal. An authentication response message containing an answer from a user to at least the registered security question is received from the user terminal. A registered answer associated with the account identifier is retrieved from the accounts database.