Microsoft Corporation
TERMINAL ACCESS GRANT DETERMINATIONS BASED ON AUTHENTICATION FACTORS

Abstract:

According to examples, an apparatus may include a memory on which is stored machine-readable instructions that may cause a processor to receive a user credential from a terminal, in which the user credential is stored in a machine-readable code on a user device and the terminal obtained the machine-readable code from the user device. The processor may also identify at least one authentication factor associated with the user based on the user credential, in which the authentication factor(s) includes a physical location associated with the user and/or a time-based factor. The processor may further determine whether the authentication factor(s) indicates that the user is to be granted access to the terminal and based on a determination that the authentication factor(s) indicates that the user is to be granted access to the terminal, may grant the user access to the terminal.