Keyboard neutral authentication
US9996685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/31
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of performing user authentication including the steps of receiving a password comprising a sequence of characters, accessing one or more alternative keyboard layout definitions, generating one or more additional passwords from applying the alternative keyboard layout definitions to the sequence of characters, and using the received password and the additional passwords in the user authentication process.
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