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System and method for generating and authenticating a computer password

  • US 20050149762A1
  • Filed: 02/18/2005
  • Published: 07/07/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a network access device, an apparatus for constructing and transmitting a network password utilized by an authentication device to authenticate the network access device, said apparatus comprising:

  • means for receiving from a user, a plurality of predefined characters forming a user password;

    a memory for storing a plurality of time intervals in a predefined sequence;

    a network password generator comprising;

    packet forming means for placing each of the received characters of the user password in different ones of a plurality of data packets; and

    timing means for delaying transmission of each data packet by a time interval retrieved from the memory, wherein at a predefined frequency, a next time interval is retrieved from the predefined sequence of time intervals; and

    means for transmitting the network password to the authentication device with the data packets separated by the retrieved time interval.

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