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A method is disclosed and includes receiving, by a first communication device, a first local authentication model, the first local authentication model being derived from a master authentication model at a remote server computer, and receiving a request to perform an interaction with a second communication device, the interaction being performed in an offline manner. The method may further include applying, by the first communication device, the first local authentication model to the interaction to determine a first authentication result and determining whether or not to allow the interaction to proceed based upon the first authentication result. The method may also include updating the first local authentication model using the master authentication model when the first communication device is online.