Configurable password integrity servers for use in a shared resource environment
First Claim
1. A method of managing passwords in a network including a plurality of clients, a main data store, and a remote registry, said method comprising:
- maintaining password synchronization between passwords stored in said main data store and passwords stored within said remote registry; and
checking password integrity among said plurality of clients utilizing a password strength server so that each client maintains a password having a composition consistent with a format specified by a network server of said network.
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Abstract
A network system server that provides password composition checking for a plurality of clients is disclosed. The network system server includes a main data store, a security server, which is coupled to the main data store and the plurality of clients, a password synchronization server, which is coupled to the security server, a plurality of password strength servers, each of which is coupled to the password synchronization server, that provides password integrity among the plurality of clients so that each client maintains a password whose composition is consistent with the network server system. Each of the password strength servers is uniquely programmable with respect to performing password composition checking.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of managing passwords in a network including a plurality of clients, a main data store, and a remote registry, said method comprising:
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maintaining password synchronization between passwords stored in said main data store and passwords stored within said remote registry; and checking password integrity among said plurality of clients utilizing a password strength server so that each client maintains a password having a composition consistent with a format specified by a network server of said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product that provides password composition checking for a plurality of clients in a network having a main data store and a remote registry, said computer program product comprising:
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computer usable code means for selecting a password by a user associated with a particular client among said plurality of clients; a security server coupled to said main data store and said plurality of clients; a password synchronization server that maintains password synchronization between a copy of said password stored in said main data store and a copy of said password stored in said remote registry; and a password strength server associated with said particular client that checks the integrity of said selected password so that said particular client maintains a password having a composition consistent with a format specified by a network server of said network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network server that provides password composition checking for a plurality of clients in a network having a main data store and a remote registry, said network server comprising:
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a security server coupled to said main data store and said plurality of clients; a password synchronization server coupled to said security server that maintains password synchronization between passwords stored in said main data store and passwords stored within said remote registry; and a plurality of password strength servers coupled to said password synchronization server, wherein said plurality of password strength servers ensure that each of said plurality of clients maintains a password having a composition consistent with a format specified by said network server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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