Server, method and program product for management of password policy information
First Claim
1. A server for management of password policy information in order to check validity of a password of an administrator of an information system and a password of a user using the information system, the server comprising:
- a storage including a password policy information definition storage section storing the password policy information used at the time of one of the administrator and the user of the information system deciding the password, and a password applying policy information definition storage section storing password applying policy information including timing information, said password being possible to be changed, and said timing information applying the password policy information after the password changed;
a setting unit configured to allow the administrator of the information system to set the password policy information, and to store the password policy information in the password policy information definition storage section, said setting unit further configured to allow the administrator of the information system to set the password applying policy information, and to store the password applying policy information in the password applying policy information definition storage section; and
a password check unit configured to read the password policy information stored in the password policy information definition storage section from the storage, and to check validity of the password using the password policy information.
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Abstract
A password policy information management server 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a password policy information definition storage section 17a storing the password policy information; a password applying policy information definition storage section 17b storing password applying policy information including timing information; password policy information setting unit 15a configured to allow the administrator of the information system to set each password policy information; a password check unit 15e configured to check validity of the password; and an administrator password change unit 15b configured to request validity checking of a new password to the password check unit 15e according to timing defined by the password applying policy information stored in the password applying policy information definition storage section 17b.
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10 Claims
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1. A server for management of password policy information in order to check validity of a password of an administrator of an information system and a password of a user using the information system, the server comprising:
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a storage including a password policy information definition storage section storing the password policy information used at the time of one of the administrator and the user of the information system deciding the password, and a password applying policy information definition storage section storing password applying policy information including timing information, said password being possible to be changed, and said timing information applying the password policy information after the password changed;
a setting unit configured to allow the administrator of the information system to set the password policy information, and to store the password policy information in the password policy information definition storage section, said setting unit further configured to allow the administrator of the information system to set the password applying policy information, and to store the password applying policy information in the password applying policy information definition storage section; and
a password check unit configured to read the password policy information stored in the password policy information definition storage section from the storage, and to check validity of the password using the password policy information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer implemented method for management of password policy information in order to check validity of a password of an administrator of an information system and a password of a user using the information system, the computer implemented method comprising:
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allowing the administrator of the information system to set the password policy information used at the time of one of the administrator and the user of the information system deciding the password, and storing the password policy information in a password policy information definition storage section included in a storage;
allowing the administrator of the information system to set password applying policy information including timing information and storing the password applying policy information in the password applying policy information definition storage section included in the storage, said password being possible to be changed, and said timing information applying the password policy information after the password changed; and
reading the password policy information stored in the password policy information definition storage section from the storage, and checking validity of the password by a password check unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A program product for management of password policy information in order to check validity of a password of an administrator of an information system and a password of a user using the information system, the computer executable program comprising:
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allowing the administrator of the information system to set the password policy information used at the time of one of the administrator and the user of the information system deciding the password, and storing the password policy information in a password policy information definition storage section included in a storage;
allowing the administrator of the information system to set password applying policy information including timing information and storing the password applying policy information in the password applying policy information definition storage section included in the storage, said password being possible to be changed, and said timing information applying the password policy information after the password changed; and
reading the password policy information stored in the password policy information definition storage section from the storage, and checking validity of the password by a password check unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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