METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC UPDATING OF RANDOMLY GENERATED USER PASSWORDS

• US 20150286816A1
• Filed: 05/15/2014
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Passedword LLC
• Original Assignee: Passedword LLC
• Inventors: ADLER, Israel Martin, Kourouma, Bangaly
• Granted Patent: US 9,305,160 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/45 Structures or tools for the administration of authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226

Abstract

A method for generating passwords at customized internals includes: storing a plurality of user profiles, each profile including data related to a user including a plurality of account data entries, each entry including a current password, password criteria, and a predetermined period of time set by the related user; identifying at least one user profile including one or more account data entries where the included predetermined period of time has expired; generating a new password for each of the one or more account data entries included in each of the at least one user profile using random password generation algorithms, each password being based on password criteria included in the respective account data entry; and updating the current password included in each of the one or more account data entries included in each of the at least one user profile based on the generated new password.

Claims

1. A method for randomly generating passwords at customized internals, comprising:

storing, in a profile database of a computing device, a plurality of user profiles, wherein each user profile includes data related to a user including at least

a user identifier;

a master password; and

a plurality of account data entries, each account data entry including data related to a user account associated with the related user including at least a current password, one or more password criteria, and a predetermined period of time, wherein the predetermined period of time is set by the related user;

identifying, in the profile database of the computing device, at least one user profile including one or more account data entries where the included predetermined period of time has expired;

generating, by a processor of the computing device, a new password for each of the one or more account data entries included in each of the identified at least one user profile using one or more random password generation algorithms, wherein each generated new password is based on the one or more password criteria included in the respective account data entry; and

updating, in the profile database of the computing device, the current password included in each of the one or more account data entries included in each of the identified at least one user profile based on the generated new password.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each user profile further includes contact information, and the method further comprises:

identifying, by the processor of the computing device, a specific user profile of the identified at least one user profile; and

transmitting, by a transmitter of the computing device, at least an indication of the generated new password for each of the one or more account data entries included in the specific user profile where the included predetermined period of time has expired to the user related to the specific user profile based on the contact information included in the specific user profile.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by a transmitter of the computing device, the generated new password for each of the one or more account data entries included in each of the identified at least one user profile to an application server associated with the respective related user account.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more password criteria include at least one of:

minimum number of characters, maximum number of characters, number of alphanumeric characters, number of symbols, and letter case requirements.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by a receiver of the computing device, a password interval update request originating from a specific user, wherein the password interval update request includes at least a specific user identifier associated with the specific user and an updated period of time;

identifying, in the profile database of the computing device, a specific user profile where the included user identifier corresponds to the specific user identifier; and

updating, in the specific user profile, the predetermined period of time based on the updated period of time.

6. A method for automatically sharing randomly generated passwords, comprising:

storing, in a profile database of a computing device, a plurality of user profiles, wherein each user profile includes data related to a user including at least

a user identifier,

a master password,

a first method of communication associated with the related user, and

a plurality of account data entries, each account data entry including data related to a user account associated with the related user including at least a current password, one or more password criteria, and a sharing method of communication associated with a different user;

identifying, in the profile database, a specific user profile;

generating, by a processor of the computing device, a new password for at least one account data entry included in the specific user profile using one or more random password generation algorithms, wherein each generated new password is based on the one or more password criteria included in the respective account data entry;

updating, in the profile database of the computing device, the current password included in each of the at least one account data entries included in the specific user profile based on the generated new password; and

transmitting, by a transmitter of the computing device, the generated new password based on the sharing method of the communication to the associated different user for each of the at least one account data entry included in the specific user profile.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein each account data entry further includes a predetermined period of time, and the method further comprises:

identifying, by the processor of the computing device, that the predetermined period of time included in each of the at least one account data entry included in the specific user profile has expired.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined period of time is set by the related user.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the sharing method of communication includes at least one of:

electronic mail, short message service message, multimedia message service message, and telephone.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

transmitting, by a transmitter of the computing device, the generated new password based on the first method of communication to the related user for each of the at least one account data entry included in the specific user profile.

11. A system for randomly generating passwords at customized internals, comprising:

a profile database configured to store a plurality of user profiles, wherein each user profile includes data related to a user including at least

a user identifier,

a master password, and

a plurality of account data entries, each account data entry including data related to a user account associated with the related user including at least a current password, one or more password criteria, and a predetermined period of time, wherein the predetermined period of time is set by the related user; and

a processing device configured to

identify, in the profile database of the computing device, at least one user profile including one or more account data entries where the included predetermined period of time has expired,

generate a new password for each of the one or more account data entries included in each of the identified at least one user profile using one or more random password generation algorithms, wherein each generated new password is based on the one or more password criteria included in the respective account data entry, and

update, in the profile database of the computing device, the current password included in each of the one or more account data entries included in each of the identified at least one user profile based on the generated new password.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a transmitting device, wherein

each user profile further includes contact information,

the processing device is further configured to identify a specific user profile of the identified at least one user profile, and

the transmitting device is configured to transmit at least an indication of the generated new password for each of the one or more account data entries included in the specific user profile where the included predetermined period of time has expired to the user related to the specific user profile based on the contact information included in the specific user profile.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a transmitting device configured to transmit the generated new password for each of the one or more account data entries included in each of the identified at least one user profile to an application server associated with the respective related user account.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more password criteria include at least one of:

minimum number of characters, maximum number of characters, number of alphanumeric characters, number of symbols, and letter case requirements.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a receiving device configured to receive a password interval update request originating from a specific user, wherein the password interval update request includes at least a specific user identifier associated with the specific user and an updated period of time, wherein

the processing device is further configured to

identify, in the profile database of the computing device, a specific user profile where the included user identifier corresponds to the specific user identifier, and

update, in the specific user profile, the predetermined period of time based on the updated period of time.

16. A system for automatically sharing randomly generated passwords, comprising:

a profile database configured to store a plurality of user profiles, wherein each user profile includes data related to a user including at least

a user identifier,

a master password,

a first method of communication associated with the related user, and

a plurality of account data entries, each account data entry including data related to a user account associated with the related user including at least a current password, one or more password criteria, and a sharing method of communication associated with a different user;

a processing device configured to

identify, in the profile database, a specific user profile,

generate a new password for at least one account data entry included in the specific user profile using one or more random password generation algorithms, wherein each generated new password is based on the one or more password criteria included in the respective account data entry, and

update, in the profile database, the current password included in each of the at least one account data entries included in the specific user profile based on the generated new password; and

a transmitting device configured to transmit the generated new password based on the sharing method of the communication to the associated different user for each of the at least one account data entry included in the specific user profile.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein

each account data entry further includes a predetermined period of time, and

the processing device is further configured to identify that the predetermined period of time included in each of the at least one account data entry included in the specific user profile has expired.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the predetermined period of time is set by the related user.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the sharing method of communication includes at least one of:

electronic mail, short message service message, multimedia message service message, and telephone.

20. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a transmitting device configured to transmit the generated new password based on the first method of communication to the related user for each of the at least one account data entry included in the specific user profile.