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Method and system for identifying and processing an unauthorized access request

US7480805B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas H. Gnech · Eppelheim, DE
Regina Illner · Eppelheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 26, 2008
Grant date	Jan 20, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/31
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The system reuses the classic User ID & Password combination for authentication and adds a third component called a USE code for additional authorization check, as an example. This method allows access to a system when it is requested with correct User ID and Password (i.e., with correct pass code) but with an unauthorized USE code, the system identifies it as an unauthorized access and triggers the proper security measures to minimize the damage and monitor the actions in a way not to alarm the unauthorized user who is using the owner's credential to access the system. The USE Code is an extension to the pass code to raise various alarms and have a stepwise access level control based on different inputted values.

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