Systems and methods for providing secure passwords
US11727108B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for identifying and remedying password insecurities are disclosed. The systems and methods include crawling websites to identify popular cultural terms and saving the cultural terms in a backend system. The cultural terms can include names of celebrities, politicians, movies, and the like. An identification system receives a password and compares the received password to the cultural terms using a similarity score. If the number of similarities is above a predetermined threshold, or if the number of differences is below a predetermined threshold, the identification system denies the password. A recommendation system can generate a suggested password, which can also be compared to the cultural terms. The systems and methods also provide the ability to calculate a similarity score if the cultural terms or passwords are saved in an encrypted or hashed format.
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