Method and apparatus for providing a secure remote password graphic interface
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a computer for updating a password, said method comprising the steps of:
- prompting a user to enter user information at a local machine, said user information comprising user identification information, old password information, and new password information;
receiving said user information;
after receiving said user information, spawning a communication process at said local machine, said communication process;
establishing communication with a remote machine via a communications network coupled to said local machine;
transmitting a first portion of said user information comprising said user identification information to said remote machine via said communications network;
awaiting receipt of first responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network;
transmitting a second portion of said user information comprising said old password information to said remote machine via said communications network only upon receipt of said first responsive information;
awaiting receipt of second responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network;
transmitting a third portion of said user information comprising said new password information to said remote machine via said communications network only upon receipt of said second responsive information;
awaiting receipt of third responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a secure remote password graphic interface. In an embodiment of the invention, an improved password changer provides the capability to securely change a user'"'"'s password at a remote location without the necessity of the user executing commands to the remote machine. A local graphic interface is provided for entry and initial validation of the user'"'"'s proposed new password. Once validated, the user'"'"'s login and password data is securely stored in temporary memory allocated during operation of the invention, and communication is initiated with the remote machine. All commands necessary to change the user'"'"'s password at the remote machine are handled by an embodiment of the invention without the requirement of user intervention. The present invention improves remote password updating by eliminating the user'"'"'s need to understand the command structure of the operating system running at the remote machine.
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32 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a computer for updating a password, said method comprising the steps of:
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prompting a user to enter user information at a local machine, said user information comprising user identification information, old password information, and new password information; receiving said user information; after receiving said user information, spawning a communication process at said local machine, said communication process; establishing communication with a remote machine via a communications network coupled to said local machine; transmitting a first portion of said user information comprising said user identification information to said remote machine via said communications network; awaiting receipt of first responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network; transmitting a second portion of said user information comprising said old password information to said remote machine via said communications network only upon receipt of said first responsive information; awaiting receipt of second responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network; transmitting a third portion of said user information comprising said new password information to said remote machine via said communications network only upon receipt of said second responsive information; awaiting receipt of third responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for updating a password, said computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to cause said local computer to prompt a user to enter user information at said local machine, said user information comprising user identification information, old password information, and new password information; computer readable program code configured to cause said local computer to receive said user information; computer readable program code configured to cause said local computer, after receiving said user information, to spawn a communication process at said local machine, said communication process; establishing communication with a remote machine over a communications network coupled to said local machine; transmitting a first portion of said user information comprising said user identification information to said remote machine via said communications network; awaiting receipt of first responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network; transmitting a second portion of said user information comprising said old password information to said remote machine via said communications network only upon receipt of said first responsive information; awaiting receipt of second responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network; transmitting a third portion of said user information comprising said new password information to said remote machine via said communications network only upon receipt of said second responsive information; awaiting receipt of third responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for updating a password, comprising:
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a local machine, said local machine spawning a communication process at said local machine after entry of user information comprising user identification information, old password information, and new password information at said local machine, said communication process; establishing communication with a remote machine over a communications network coupled to said local machine; transmitting a first portion of said user information comprising said user identification information to said remote machine via said communications network; awaiting receipt of first responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network; transmitting a second portion of said user information comprising said old password information to said remote machine via said communications network only upon receipt of said first responsive information; awaiting receipt of second responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network; transmitting a third portion of said user information comprising said new password information to said remote machine via said communications network only upon receipt of said second responsive information; awaiting receipt of third responsive information from said remote machine via said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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