Patent attributes
Access to resources or data can be managed based at least in part upon a validation of credentials. A customer can have customer credentials, such as a username and password pair, that can be used to obtain access according to terms of a customer account. A computing device used to gain the access can also have device credentials, which can be based upon identifying information from the device or provided to the device upon a successful login. The customer account might be locked for a period of time if a number of unsuccessful login attempts are received over a designated period of time. If, however, a request is received with device credentials for a trusted and/or recognized device, at least one additional login attempt might be granted in order to prevent a customer from being locked out of the account due to actions of other persons and/or devices.
