Abstract: An invention is provided for system security and access based on multi-dimensional location characteristics. The invention includes collecting contextual information characterizing a specific location during a first time period utilizing a contextual data collection device (CDCD), wherein the contextual information indicates specific characteristics of the location and is collected at the location. Then, a contextual location fingerprint (CLF) is created based on the collected contextual information. In general, the CLF is a data space of values mapped over specific period of time. In operation, new contextual information is collected at a location occupied by a device to be verified during a second time period. The new contextual information then is compared to the CLF and authenticating the device fir the new contextual information is within predefined parameters of the CLF.

Abstract: An invention is provided for system security and access based on multi-dimensional location characteristics. The invention includes collecting contextual information characterizing a specific location during a first time period utilizing a contextual data collection device (CDCD), wherein the contextual information indicates specific characteristics of the location and is collected at the location. Then, a contextual location fingerprint (CLF) is created based on the collected contextual information. In general, the CLF is a data space of values mapped over specific period of time. In operation, new contextual information is collected at a location occupied by a device to be verified during a second time period. The new contextual information then is compared to the CLF and authenticating the device fir the new contextual information is within predefined parameters of the CLF.

Abstract: An invention is afforded for providing security for a protected network resource. The system includes a network access apparatus in communication with a receiver that receives signals from a remote source. The network access apparatus is capable of collecting current microprint data for the receiver, which is a plurality of values based on data values received at the receiver over a predefined period of time, for example, forty-five seconds. The system also includes an authentication computer in communication with the network access apparatus. The authentication computer has access to an LSDF for the receiver, which is a plurality of values based on data values received at the receiver over a predefined period of time, for example, a twenty-four hour period of time.

Abstract: An invention is afforded for providing security for a protected network resource. The system includes a network access apparatus in communication with a receiver that receives signals from a remote source. The network access apparatus is capable of collecting current microprint data for the receiver, which is a plurality of values based on data values received at the receiver over a predefined period of time, for example, forty-five seconds. The system also includes an authentication computer in communication with the network access apparatus. The authentication computer has access to an LSDF for the receiver, which is a plurality of values based on data values received at the receiver over a predefined period of time, for example, a twenty-four hour period of time.