Identity & Access
Behavioral Biometrics
Also known as: Behavioral biometric authentication, Continuous biometrics
Definition
A continuous-authentication technique that profiles unique user behaviors — typing rhythm, mouse movements, gait, or touchscreen gestures — to detect impostors.
Examples
- A bank flags a session where typing cadence suddenly differs from the customer's baseline.
- An e-commerce platform detects bot-driven account creation via inhuman mouse paths.
Related terms
Biometric Authentication
An authentication method that verifies identity based on unique physical or physiological traits such as fingerprints, faces, irises, or voice patterns.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
An authentication method that requires two or more independent factors — typically from different categories — before granting access.
Authentication
The process of verifying that an entity — user, device or service — really is who or what it claims to be before granting access.
UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics)
A security analytics approach that profiles normal behaviour of users and entities, then flags statistical deviations that may indicate compromise or insider misuse.
Session Management
Session Management — definition coming soon.
UBA (User Behavior Analytics)
An analytics technology that establishes baselines of normal user activity and flags anomalies to detect account misuse, insider threats and compromised credentials.