Cloud Password Manager Auto-Update via Seed and Timestamp
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional password managers are burdensome for users as they require manual password creation, updating, and storage, are vulnerable to data breaches, and susceptible to Trojan key malware attacks, leading to security vulnerabilities and time-intensive manual updates.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based active password manager system that automatically generates and updates passwords for multiple website accounts using a unique seed value and time-date stamp, synchronizing cryptographic key information between a client device and a password manager server, and implementing adaptive learning algorithms to identify webpage elements for secure password management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually create and update passwords for multiple website accounts, then they can maintain security for each account, but it becomes extremely difficult to remember multiple passwords and requires significant time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables passwords to automatically update themselves without user intervention. The password manager server autonomously generates new passwords, updates them in the database, and manages the entire password lifecycle, eliminating the need for users to manually create or remember passwords while maintaining strong security
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-generates passwords using cryptographic algorithms based on seed values and time-date stamps before users need them. Passwords are automatically created and updated in advance, so users always have secure passwords ready without having to manually create them when needed
2Ease of operation
If conventional password managers store passwords locally on user devices, then users have direct access to their passwords, but the systems become vulnerable to Trojan key malware attacks and data breaches
Solution Approach 1:
The password manager server acts as an intermediary between users and passwords. Instead of storing passwords locally on user devices, the system uses a cloud-based server that securely holds passwords and provides them to users through controlled interfaces, eliminating local storage vulnerabilities while maintaining accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts passwords from local user devices and relocates them to a secure cloud-based password manager server. This removes passwords from vulnerable local environments susceptible to malware attacks, while users can still access their passwords through the secure server interface
3Reliability
If users change passwords frequently as recommended by cybersecurity professionals, then account security improves, but users find it extremely difficult to remember so many passwords
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs password changes without user intervention. When password updates are needed, the password manager server autonomously generates new passwords, updates them in the database, and manages the entire process, allowing frequent security updates without consuming user time or cognitive resources
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-pretes password updates by automatically generating new passwords before they are needed. Password changes are initiated and completed in advance by the system, so users always have updated secure passwords without having to spend time manually changing them
4Ease of operation
If a single password is used for multiple internet websites, then user convenience increases, but security vulnerability increases because a leaked password compromises all accounts
Solution Approach 1:
The system generates and manages unique, segmented passwords for each website account. Instead of using a single password across multiple sites, the password manager creates distinct passwords for each account, isolating security risks so that a breach of one account does not compromise others, while still providing automated management for user convenience
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for periodically generating and managing passwords for one or more websites of users are disclosed. The users are provided with the ability to automatically replace their old passwords with new passwords for their one or more website accounts. The users can set a pre-determined frequency at which their passwords are to be updated and replaced with new passwords. The users can further define additional one or more rules based on which their passwords are updated. The methods and systems are further configured to auto log into user's website accounts with the updated passwords.