User selectable authentication interface and universal password oracle
First Claim
1. A method for enabling access to secure data, comprising the steps of:
- providing an interface application, said interface application comprising a plurality of successive arrays of sensory cues for display or playback on a client device;
presenting said arrays of sensory cues successively on said client device; and
recognizing one sensory cue from within each of said successive arrays, as said arrays are presented, wherein after recognizing said one sensory cue, one or more subsequent arrays are presented until all of said successive arrays of sensory cues have been presented.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A password interface application (1) presents successive arrays of images or other sensory cues (4) for display or playback on a client device. A user selects, or simply recognizes, one object from each of the successively presented arrays, wherein after recognizing the object subsequent arrays are presented for defining a complete password. Unlike image based authentication systems in which a graphic method merely replaces original username/password pair authentication, a client system is used which helps a user to recall a forgotten password without requiring modification to server software, such as a secure web server (3). Thus existing ATMs (2), online or telephone banking services, and the like, can function as is. The system provides enhanced security because, although people can possibly eavesdrop on the images or sensory cues selected, they cannot see into the user'"'"'s mind to comprehend the password that the user recognizes.
-
Citations
14 Claims
-
1. A method for enabling access to secure data, comprising the steps of:
-
providing an interface application, said interface application comprising a plurality of successive arrays of sensory cues for display or playback on a client device;
presenting said arrays of sensory cues successively on said client device; and
recognizing one sensory cue from within each of said successive arrays, as said arrays are presented, wherein after recognizing said one sensory cue, one or more subsequent arrays are presented until all of said successive arrays of sensory cues have been presented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A computer readable medium storing instructions making up a password mapping interface application which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute the steps of:
-
providing a plurality of successive arrays of sensory cues for display or playback;
presenting said arrays of sensory cues successively; and
receiving user input indicating user selection of one sensory cue from within each of said successive arrays, as said arrays are presented, wherein the user selection of one sensory cue within each array prompts presentation of a subsequent array until all of said plurality of arrays of sensory cues have been presented. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
-
-
12. An apparatus for recalling a password comprising:
-
a display screen;
means for successively displaying, on said display screen, a plurality of arrays of images, wherein one image from within each of said arrays is intended for recognition by a user;
means for displaying, alongside each image of each of said arrays, an alphanumeric tag, wherein the alphanumeric tag displayed alongside said one image from within each of said arrays is an element of a user password. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
-
Specification