Network security management for ambiguous user names
US8234695B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2147
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of managing network security can include receiving a user input comprising a user name and a password, determining whether the input user name potentially corresponds to a plurality of user accounts, determining whether the password is valid, and determining whether each of the user accounts is locked. The method can include selecting a security response to the user input based upon whether the input user name potentially corresponds to the plurality of user accounts, whether the password is valid, whether each of the user accounts is locked, and outputting the security response.
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