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Systems and methods for automatically generating passwords that comply with password restrictions

  • US 10,331,879 B1
  • Filed: 09/14/2015
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for automatically generating passwords that comply with password restrictions, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

  • maintaining, by the computing device, a database that stores current password-creation criteria for a plurality of websites by;

    using a web crawler to automatically detect the current password-creation criteria for each website in the plurality of websites; and

    for websites where the current password-creation criteria are not readily available, deducing the current password-creation criteria based on at least one failed attempt to create a new password by;

    identifying, by the computing device, the at least one failed attempt to create the new password on at least one website in the plurality of websites; and

    deducing, based on the at least one failed attempt to create the new password, at least one current password-creation criterion for the at least one website;

    determining that a user is accessing a website that requests creation of a password;

    automatically determining a set of password complexity rules for the website by querying the database that stores the current password-creation criteria;

    using the set of password complexity rules to automatically generate the password for the website to ensure the password complies with the current password-creation criteria for the website; and

    providing the password for use, by the user, in the website that requested creation of the password.

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