Detector for online user verification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11288355-B2
Application number	US-202016866958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2020
Priority date	May 5, 2020
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

An approach is provided in which the approach provides a first question to a requestor requesting access to a resource. The first question corresponds to a first cognitive level and includes at least one image selected from a set of images. The approach computes a confidence value of a first answer received from the requestor responding to the first question. In response to determining that the confidence value is below a confidence threshold, the approach provides a second question to the requestor corresponding to a second cognitive level that is increased from the first cognitive level. The approach grants access to the requestor in response to determining that a second answer received from the requestor responding to the second question is a correct answer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method implemented by an information handling system that includes a memory and a processor, the method comprising:
selecting a first image from a plurality of images, wherein the first image is a real image that is unaltered;
generating a set of hints that correspond to the first image;
injecting a set of shape properties corresponding to a second image into the first image to create a fake image;
providing a first question to a requestor requesting access to a resource, wherein the first question is about the fake image and corresponds to a first cognitive level;
computing a confidence level of a first answer received from the requestor responding to the first question;
in response to determining that the confidence level of the first answer is below a first confidence threshold and above a second confidence threshold:
providing at least one hint from the set of hints to the requestor;
receiving a different first answer from the requester in response to providing the at least one hint to the requestor;
computing a different confidence level of the different first answer; and
granting access of the resource to the requestor in response to determining that the different confidence level is above the first confidence threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
generating a composite image by combining the fake image with a second image from the plurality of images; and
utilizing the composite image in the first question.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
prior to providing the first question to the requestor, generating a set of labels and a corresponding set of confidence values at the real image;
matching the first answer against one of the set of labels;
selecting one of the set of confidence values that corresponds to the matched label; and
utilizing the selected confidence value during the computing of the confidence level.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
in response to determining that the different confidence level of the first answer is below the first confidence threshold and above the second confidence threshold:
computing an amount of times that the at least one hint of the set of hints has been provided to the requestor; and
rejecting the request to access the resource in response to determining that the amount of times reaches a retry threshold.

5. An information handling system comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;
a set of computer program instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of:
selecting a first image from a plurality of images, wherein the first image is a real image that is unaltered;
generating a set of hints that correspond to the first image;
injecting a set of shape properties corresponding to a second image into the first image to create a fake image;
providing a first question to a requester requesting access to a resource, wherein the first question is about the fake image and corresponds to a first cognitive level;
computing a confidence level of a first answer received from the requester responding to the first question;
in response to determining that the confidence level of the first answer is below a first confidence threshold and above a second confidence threshold:
providing at least one hint from the set of hints to the requestor;
receiving a different first answer from the requestor in response to providing the at least one hint to the requestor:
computing a different confidence level of the different first answer; and
granting access of the resource to the requestor in response to determining that the different confidence level is above the first confidence threshold.

6. The information handling system of claim 5 wherein the processors perform additional actions comprising:
generating a composite image by combining the fake image with a second image from the plurality of images; and
utilizing the composite image in the first question.

7. The information handling system of claim 5 wherein the processors perform additional actions comprising:
prior to providing the first question to the requestor, generating a set of labels and a corresponding set of confidence values at the real image;
matching the first answer against one of the set of labels;
selecting one of the set of confidence values that corresponds to the matched label; and
utilizing the selected confidence value during the computing of the confidence level.

8. The information handling system of claim 5 wherein the processors perform additional actions comprising:
in response to determining that the different confidence level of the first answer is below the first confidence threshold and above the second confidence threshold:
computing an amount of times that the at least one hint of the set of hints has been provided to the requester; and
rejecting the request to access the resource in response to determining that the amount of times reaches a retry threshold.

9. A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer program code that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform actions comprising:
image that is unaltered;
generating a set of hints that correspond to the first image;
injecting a set of shape properties corresponding to a second image into the first image to create a fake image;
providing a first question to a requestor requesting access to a resource, wherein the first question is about the fake image and corresponds to a first cognitive level;
computing a confidence level of a first answer received from the requestor responding to the first question;
in response to determining that the confidence level of the first answer is below a first confidence threshold and above a second confidence threshold:
providing at least one hint from the set of hints to the requestor;
receiving a different first answer from the requestor in response to providing the at least one hint to the requestor;
computing a different confidence level of the different first answer; and
granting access of the resource to the requestor in response to determining that the different confidence level is above the first confidence threshold.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the information handling system performs further actions comprising:
generating a composite image by combining the fake image with a second image from the plurality of images; and
utilizing the composite image in the first question.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the information handling system performs further actions comprising:
prior to providing the first question to the requester, generating a set of labels and a corresponding set of confidence values at the real image;
matching the first answer against one of the set of labels;
selecting one of the set of confidence values that corresponds to the matched label; and
utilizing the selected confidence value during the computing of the confidence level.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the information handling system performs further actions comprising:
in response to determining that the different confidence level of the first answer is below the first confidence threshold and above the second confidence threshold:
computing an amount of times that the at least one hint of the set of hints has been provided to the requestor; and
rejecting the request to access the resource in response to determining that the amount of times reaches a ret

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Ding Chengmin
• Vernier Stanley John
• Shek Elinna
• Decker Renee F

Classifications

• G06F2221/2103

  Challenge-response · CPC title

• G06F21/36 Primary

  by graphic or iconic representation · CPC title

• G06Q50/265

  Personal security, identity or safety · CPC title

• G06T11/60

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title