Verizon Communications Inc.
Methods and systems for authenticating a reported geolocation of a mobile device

Abstract:

An exemplary geolocation authentication system receives user input representative of customized authentication settings that designate a location corroboration factor from a plurality of location corroboration factors that correspond to independent ways of determining geolocations of mobile devices. The system receives, from a mobile device located at a true geolocation, a reported geolocation of the mobile device. Then, in response to the receiving of the reported geolocation, the system accesses a datapoint that characterizes a correlation between the reported geolocation of the mobile device and the true geolocation of the mobile device. The datapoint characterizes the correlation based on the location corroboration factor designated by the customized authentication settings. The system further determines, based on the datapoint, a custom confidence metric representative of a likelihood that the reported geolocation is the true geolocation. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.