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Systems and methods for managing illegitimate authentication attempts

US10673888B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

CA, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ajey Dudhe · Pune, IN
Rupesh Khetawat · Pune, IN
Mahesh Dattatraya POL · Pune, IN
Sumit Jain · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2017
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V40/40
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosed computer-implemented method for managing illegitimate authentication attempts may include (i) detecting an authentication attempt performed by a user to gain access to a protected computing environment, (ii) determining that the authentication attempt to access the protected computing environment is illegitimate, and (iii) simulating, in response to the determination, a successful attempt to authenticate to the protected computing environment by presenting the user with access to a catch-all environment that poses as the protected computing environment and that isolates the protected computing environment from the user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

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