Detecting sharing of passwords for password protected user accounts
US9705877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for detecting the sharing of a password related to a password protected user account provided by an organization, by multiple entities of the organization is disclosed. In one embodiment, input associated with a training word is received from a user of a user computing device. In some examples, the input may include a sequence of user input entries related to the training word. In some embodiments, metadata associated with the sequence of user input entries is derived and a user input pattern profile is generated based on the metadata. In some embodiments, an authorized user of the organization is identified based at least in part on comparing the received input to the user input pattern profile.
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