Service protecting privacy while monitoring password and username usage
US11792158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service monitors password and username use while maintaining username and password privacy by receiving a hash of a username, a hash of a password, and a host name and comparing the received hashes against a database of associated host names and hashes of usernames and passwords. When the comparison determines that the hash of the new password meets certain conditions, e.g., no hash in the database matches the hash of the new password, then the new password may be allowed and the service informs the security component accordingly.
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