Online Credential Transition System with Granular Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in securely and efficiently transitioning online access credentials across multiple accounts and devices without compromising security or memorability, as existing methods are either insecure or cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for online access credential transition that involves a credential transition period where users learn and memorize new credentials through a training process, with feedback and hint mechanisms, ensuring secure storage and usability by comparing attempted credentials with proposed ones on a granular level and adapting the learning process based on user performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users store credentials locally or on paper, then ease of access is improved, but security deteriorates as credentials may be observed or lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a credential management service as an intermediary between the user and multiple online accounts. This service securely stores credentials in encrypted form and provides automated retrieval, eliminating the need for users to manually store or memorize credentials. The intermediary handles credential distribution across devices while maintaining security through encryption and controlled access mechanisms.
2Reliability
If users memorize credentials completely, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates as it becomes difficult to create and remember secure credentials
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated credential management where the credential management service autonomously handles storage, retrieval, and distribution of credentials without requiring user memorization. Users simply interact with the service through familiar interfaces, and the system automatically provides credentials across multiple devices and accounts, eliminating the burden of manual memorization while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements credential synchronization by creating secure copies of credentials across multiple devices and platforms. The credential management service generates encrypted copies that can be accessed on various devices without requiring users to memorize credentials. This copying mechanism ensures consistent access while maintaining security through encrypted storage and controlled distribution.
3Ease of operation
If extensive support is provided for multimedia credential recovery, then ease of operation is improved, but cost deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary credential management actions by proactively distributing credentials to authorized devices before users need them. The credential management service anticipates user needs by automatically managing credential availability across devices, eliminating the need for costly recovery operations. This preventive approach reduces the need for extensive support infrastructure by ensuring credentials are already available when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for online access credential transition are described, including receiving a first string of elements associated with a subsequent online access credential, during a credential transition period, receiving a second string of elements associated with an attempted subsequent online access credential, performing a matching operation to determine a degree of matching between the first string of elements and the second string of elements, and based on the degree of matching between the first string of elements and the second string of elements, providing online feedback, and prompting another attempted subsequent online access credential.