Pass-pattern authentication for computer-based security

Abstract

Implementing security access includes mapping input elements of an input device to a coordinate system. Each of the input elements is assigned to a point on the coordinate system that is defined by respective coordinate values. The security access also includes receiving a number of inputs via corresponding input elements. An input element assigned to a first input of the number of inputs is denoted as a starting point for a sequence. Beginning with an input in the sequence that immediately follows the first input in the sequence, the security access further includes identifying a directional orientation of each of the input elements as compared to an input element immediately preceding the input element in the sequence, creating a directional pattern sequence from the directional orientation identified for each of the input elements, and providing access to an information source using the directional pattern sequence as an authentication mechanism.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to computer-based security, and more particularly, to pass pattern authentication for computer-based security. Background technique [0002] The use of passwords as a means of authentication is a constant source of vulnerability. To enhance the likelihood of remembering a password, people tend to choose common or familiar words, phrases, names or days associated with the user. But doing so may make passwords more vulnerable to compromise. According to a recent study, some of the most common passwords are "123456," "password," and "qwerty." These passwords can be easily cracked by someone who can use common password cracking tools to determine the user's password and gain access to the user's account. Furthermore, these passwords are also easily detected by others through direct observation (such as when a user enters a password at an ATM machine by another person). [0003] In some cases, techniques have been developed...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the more stringent the password creation requirements, the greater the likelihood that users will have difficulty remembering the password

If the password is too difficult to remember, users will tend to write it down and carry it with them or keep it near the device used for authentication, which greatly increases the vulnerability and may even defeat the original purpose of setting the password

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