Fortinet, Inc.
FACILITATING SECURE UNLOCKING OF A COMPUTING DEVICE

Abstract:

Systems and methods for facilitating secure unlocking of a computing device based on user-defined rules are provided. According to one embodiment, a request to unlock a client device is received by a security agent running on the client device. Responsive to the request, information regarding a set of operating characteristics of the client device is obtained by the security agent. One or more authentication mechanisms of multiple authentication mechanisms available on the client device are selectively enabled or disabled by the security agent based on the information regarding the set of operating characteristics and a set of user-defined rules.