AN ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF GRAPHICAL PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION
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1. A graphical password authentication arrangement comprising:
- a. a display for displaying a grid with a plurality of horizontal and vertical lines on said display upon a user'"'"'s request for accessing a restricted resource; and
b. an input device for entering a password by said user by selecting one or more intersections on said grid on said display.
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Abstract
A graphical password authentication arrangement and method display a grid on a display upon a user'"'"'s request to access a restricted resource. The graphical password authentication arrangement requires the user to enter his or her access password by selecting one or more intersections on the grid on the display with an input device. A processing means determines whether to grant the user to access the restricted resource by comparing the access password entered with a corresponding file password for the user, which is stored in a storage means.
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20 Claims
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1. A graphical password authentication arrangement comprising:
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a. a display for displaying a grid with a plurality of horizontal and vertical lines on said display upon a user'"'"'s request for accessing a restricted resource; and
b. an input device for entering a password by said user by selecting one or more intersections on said grid on said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A graphical password authentication method comprising:
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a. displaying a grid with a plurality of horizontal and vertical lines on a display upon a user'"'"'s request to access a restricted resource; and
b. entering a password by said user using an input device by selecting one or more intersections on said grid. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a. computer-readable program code module for handling user input from an input device;
b. computer-readable program code module for manipulating a display displaying a grid with a plurality of horizontal and vertical lines and requiring the user to enter password by selecting one or more intersections on said grid on said display;
c. computer-readable program code module for manipulating a storage means to register and to store file passwords; and
d. computer-readable program code module for manipulating a processing means for determining user access to a restricted resource by comparing an entered access password with said file password corresponding to said user, wherein said file password is stored in said storage means.
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