Authentication information encryption server apparatuses, systems non-transitory computer readable mediums and methods for improving password security
US10362023B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided an authentication server apparatus connected with a terminal device through a network including a storage device configured to store pattern descriptions, wherein characters used for an authentication password for authenticating a user are divided into groups, and the divided characters are associated with IDs of the respective groups in one of the pattern descriptions, a password processing unit configured to generate an authentication code composed of a string of the IDs of the groups and to store it, wherein the authentication code is generated on a pattern description—by —pattern description basis, a screen transmitting unit configured to transmit data of an authentication screen including one of the pattern descriptions to the terminal device, and an authentication unit configured to authenticate the user based on the string of the IDs corresponding to the authentication password and the authentication code corresponding to the pattern description.
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