Intellectual Property
Protected by Two Granted U.S. Patents
AuthLN's Pay Factor Authentication is protected by two granted United States patents, creating an unassailable competitive moat.
US Patent 11,956,366
Pay Factor Authentication Methods
This patent covers the core methods of attaching economic cost — via payment settlement infrastructure — to authentication events. It protects the mechanism by which a financial transaction is required as a factor of authentication, with automatic refund for authorized users and forfeiture for unauthorized attempts.
US Patent 12,118,550
Financial Proof in Login Flows
This patent protects the integration of financial proof-of-work into standard authentication flows (SAML, OAuth, OIDC). It covers the methods by which payment verification is combined with identity assertion to create a cryptographically and economically verified authentication event.
Competitive Moat
Why Can't Okta or Microsoft Just Copy This?
These two granted U.S. patents protect the exact mechanism AuthLN uses. When a prospect asks why Okta, Microsoft, or Ping won't simply add this capability — the answer is clear: they legally cannot. AuthLN holds the only patents on attaching economic cost to authentication events via payment settlement.
- Two granted U.S. patents covering the core PFA mechanism
- Lightning Network operational expertise and infrastructure moat
- MSP-first architecture designed for multi-tenant deployment
- First-mover advantage in economic deterrence for identity security
For Buyers
What This Means for Your Organization
No Feature Creep Risk
Your IdP vendor can't just add this to their next release. AuthLN's capability is patent-protected, giving you a competitive advantage your competitors can't replicate.
Long-Term Innovation
Patent protection ensures AuthLN can invest deeply in R&D knowing our core mechanism is defensible. Your investment compounds.
Vendor Independence
Because PFA sits in front of any IdP, and is protected by patents, you're not locked into any single identity vendor.
See the Technology in Action
Discover how patent-protected Pay Factor Authentication can transform your identity security.