Abstract: In an embodiment, a security engine of a processor includes an identity provider logic to generate a first key pair of a key pairing associating system user and a service provider that provides a web service and having a second system coupled to the system via a network, to perform a secure communication with the second system to enable the second system to verify that the identity provider logic is executing in a trusted execution environment, and responsive to the verification, to send a first key of the first key pair to the second system. This key may enable the second system to verify an assertion communicated by the identity provider logic that the user has been authenticated to the system according to a multi-factor authentication. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating context-based access control of resources for according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes receiving a first request to access a resource of a plurality of resources. The first request may be associated with one or more contexts corresponding to a user placing the first request at a computing device. The method may further include evaluating the one or more contexts. The evaluation of the one or more contexts may include matching the one or more contexts with one or more access policies associated with the requested resource. The method may further include accepting the first request if the one or more contexts satisfy at least one of the access policies.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods may provide a browser interface to detect an attempt by web content to manipulate data in a local data store. In addition, the data may be classified into a category if the data is remotely accessible. Additionally, a security policy may be applied to the data based on the category. In one example, a separator may separate the data from other data based on the category, the data may be encrypted/decrypted based on the category, and/or context information and user input may be determined to apply the security policy further based on the context information and the user input.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods may provide a browser interface to detect an attempt by web content to manipulate data in a local data store. In addition, the data may be classified into a category if the data is remotely accessible. Additionally, a security policy may be applied to the data based on the category. In one example, a separator may separate the data from other data based on the category, the data may be encrypted/decrypted based on the category, and/or context information and user input may be determined to apply the security policy further based on the context information and the user input.

Abstract: An initial authentication of a user, if successful, causes a token to be stored on, and presented from, a wearable device (WD). The WD continually monitors one or more of the wearer's vital signs to confirm that (1) the WD is being worn by a living person rather than an inanimate simulacrum, and (2) the WD is still worn by the same person who underwent the authentication. The token can be read by a token-reader on at least one protected device (PD). If the token is valid, its presentation serves as authentication and the token-reader grants the user access to the PD. If the WD vital-sign signal is interrupted when the user removes the WD, the WD stops presenting the token and can no longer be used to access a PD.

Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure describes technologies for securely storing and using biometric authentication information, such as biometric reference templates. In some embodiments, the technologies include a client device that stores one or more biometric reference templates in a memory thereof. The client device may transfer such templates to an authentication device. The transfer may be conditioned on verification that the authentication device includes a suitable protected environment for the templates and will execute an acceptable temporary storage policy. The technologies may also include an authentication device that is configured to temporarily store biometric reference templates received from a client device in a protected environment thereof. Upon completion of biometric authentication or the occurrence of a termination event, the authentication devices may delete the biometric reference templates from the protected environment.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure describes a continuous authentication confidence module. A system may include user device including processor circuitry configured to determine presence data; a confidence factor including at least one of a sensor configured to capture sensor input and a system monitoring module configured to monitor activity of the user device; memory configured to store a confidence score and an operating system; and a continuous authentication confidence module configured to determine the confidence score in response to an initial authentication of a specific user, update the confidence score based, at least in part, an expectation of user presence and/or selected presence data, and notify the operating system that the authentication is no longer valid if the updated confidence score is within a tolerance of a session close threshold; the initial authentication configured to open a session, the confidence score configured to indicate a current strength of authentication during the session.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) to assist a user in determining whether a URL destination is what the user expects. A link is presented for selection to a user, and a URL corresponding to the link is accessed. A portion of the URL that corresponds to a hostname component of the URL may be identified, and the URL may be displayed. The hostname component of the URL is visually distinguished from other components of the URL. In addition to or as an alternative to displaying the URL and visually distinguishing the hostname component, a warning message relating to the hostname portion of the URL may be displayed. The techniques may be implemented as a software plug-in or in any type of software application that is capable of recognizing URLs.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a security engine of a processor includes an identity provider logic to generate a first key pair of a key pairing associating system user and a service provider that provides a web service and having a second system coupled to the system via a network, to perform a secure communication with the second system to enable the second system to verify that the identity provider logic is executing in a trusted execution environment, and responsive to the verification, to send a first key of the first key pair to the second system. This key may enable the second system to verify an assertion communicated by the identity provider logic that the user has been authenticated to the system according to a multi-factor authentication. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure describes a continuous authentication confidence module. A system may include user device including processor circuitry configured to determine presence data; a confidence factor including at least one of a sensor configured to capture sensor input and a system monitoring module configured to monitor activity of the user device; memory configured to store a confidence score and an operating system; and a continuous authentication confidence module configured to determine the confidence score in response to an initial authentication of a specific user, update the confidence score based, at least in part, an expectation of user presence and/or selected presence data, and notify the operating system that the authentication is no longer valid if the updated confidence score is within a tolerance of a session close threshold; the initial authentication configured to open a session, the confidence score configured to indicate a current strength of authentication during the session.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) to assist a user in determining whether a URL destination is what the user expects. A link is presented for selection to a user, and a URL corresponding to the link is accessed. A portion of the URL that corresponds to a hostname component of the URL may be identified, and the URL may be displayed. The hostname component of the URL is visually distinguished from other components of the URL. In addition to or as an alternative to displaying the URL and visually distinguishing the hostname component, a warning message relating to the hostname portion of the URL may be displayed. The techniques may be implemented as a software plug-in or in any type of software application that is capable of recognizing URLs.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure describes technologies for securely storing and using biometric authentication information, such as biometric reference templates. In some embodiments, the technologies include a client device that stores one or more biometric reference templates in a memory thereof. The client device may transfer such templates to an authentication device. The transfer may be conditioned on verification that the authentication device includes a suitable protected environment for the templates and will execute an acceptable temporary storage policy. The technologies may also include an authentication device that is configured to temporarily store biometric reference templates received from a client device in a protected environment thereof. Upon completion of biometric authentication or the occurrence of a termination event, the authentication devices may delete the biometric reference templates from the protected environment.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) to assist a user in determining whether a URL destination is what the user expects. A link is presented for selection to a user, and a URL corresponding to the link is accessed. A portion of the URL that corresponds to a hostname component of the URL may be identified, and the URL may be displayed. The hostname component of the URL is visually distinguished from other components of the URL. In addition to or as an alternative to displaying the URL and visually distinguishing the hostname component, a warning message relating to the hostname portion of the URL may be displayed. The techniques may be implemented as a software plug-in or in any type of software application that is capable of recognizing URLs.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a security engine of a processor includes an identity provider logic to generate a first key pair of a key pairing associating system user and a service provider that provides a web service and having a second system coupled to the system via a network, to perform a secure communication with the second system to enable the second system to verify that the identity provider logic is executing in a trusted execution environment, and responsive to the verification, to send a first key of the first key pair to the second system. This key may enable the second system to verify an assertion communicated by the identity provider logic that the user has been authenticated to the system according to a multi-factor authentication. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating context-based access control of resources for according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes receiving a first request to access a resource of a plurality of resources. The first request may be associated with one or more contexts corresponding to a user placing the first request at a computing device. The method may further include evaluating the one or more contexts. The evaluation of the one or more contexts may include matching the one or more contexts with one or more access policies associated with the requested resource. The method may further include accepting the first request if the one or more contexts satisfy at least one of the access policies.

Abstract: A wearable device (“WD”) stores a token after its wearer completes a successful strong authentication on a primary protected device (“primary PD”). Other protected devices (“secondary PDs”) recognize the stored token as representing a strong authentication and grant the user access while the user continues to wear the WD within a “digital leash-length” proximity. The WD constantly monitors whether the user continues to wear the device. Upon sensing that the user has removed the WD, the WD deletes, disables, or invalidates the token, The user must then repeat the strong authentication to gain further access to the protected devices.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating suggestions based on group criteria. A device may act as a proxy for a group and scan information from other devices in the group. The proxy device may then transmit the scanned information to a remote resource. The remote resource may obtain preference information based on profile information, for devices that are determined to be registered with a service, and based on inquiry responses for unregistered devices. The preference information may be compiled into group criteria that may be employed in making one or more suggestions to the group. If the group selects one of the suggestions then the remote resource may make arrangements based on the selection. Otherwise, additional suggestions may be provided to the group. The remote resource may also monitor the group and continue to make suggestions accordingly.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) to assist a user in determining whether a URL destination is what the user expects. A link is presented for selection to a user, and a URL corresponding to the link is accessed. A portion of the URL that corresponds to a hostname component of the URL may be identified, and the URL may be displayed. The hostname component of the URL is visually distinguished from other components of the URL. In addition to or as an alternative to displaying the URL and visually distinguishing the hostname component, a warning message relating to the hostname portion of the URL may be displayed. The techniques may be implemented as a software plug-in or in any type of software application that is capable of recognizing URLs.