The present invention generally relates to a computer security system for use in the identification and authentication of a user. In one aspect, a method for identifying and authenticating a user is provided. The method includes establishing a trust between a server machine and an agent on a user machine. The method further includes establishing a session key to encrypt communications between the server machine and the agent. The method also includes receiving a username and password for use in validating the user. Additionally, the method includes creating an executable binary for the extraction of device data from the user machine to uniquely identify the machine. In another aspect, a computer-readable medium including a set of instructions that when executed by a processor causes the processor to identify and authenticate the user is provided. In a further aspect, a system for identifying and authenticating a user is provided.