Multi-Component Authentication Sequence for Brute Force Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic network systems face challenges in preventing unauthorized access to user accounts, particularly when bad actors have access to passcodes, leading to potential brute force attacks and the need for automatic, accurate, and large-scale prevention without real-time tracking of each user account.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a single point multi-component authentication system using a pre-determined sequence, which involves identifying a pre-determined sequence of authenticated input locations and valid authentication credentials for each user account, generating a multi-component authentication graphical user interface, and requiring users to input authentication credentials in a specific sequence and location to gain access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional authentication systems are used, then ease of operation is maintained, but security against brute force attacks deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication credential is divided into multiple components (first authentication credential and second authentication credential) that must be provided in a specific sequence at specific input locations. This segmentation prevents brute force attacks by requiring the attacker to guess multiple components in the correct order, exponentially increasing the complexity of unauthorized access while maintaining user convenience through automated validation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-determines the sequence of authenticated input locations and valid authentication credentials before the authentication attempt. This preliminary configuration establishes the authentication framework in advance, allowing the system to automatically validate credentials without real-time tracking of each user account, thus improving security while reducing operational complexity.
2Measurement precision
If real-time tracking of each user account access data is implemented, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and processing requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system automatically validates credentials against the pre-determined sequence and valid credentials without requiring manual tracking or intervention. The system self-verifies authentication attempts by comparing input credentials with stored valid credentials at the correct input locations, eliminating the need for complex real-time tracking mechanisms while maintaining precise measurement of authentication success.
3Reliability
If multiple authentication credentials are required in a specific sequence, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides immediate feedback by automatically validating each authentication credential as it is entered at the correct input location. The validation process is transparent to the user, with the system silently comparing inputs against the pre-determined sequence and valid credentials. This feedback mechanism maintains security through sequential verification while preserving ease of operation through automated, seamless authentication.
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AI summary
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for implementing a single point multi-component authentication using a pre-determined sequence in an electronic network. The present disclosure is configured to identify a pre-determined sequence associated with a user account; identify a plurality of valid authentication credentials associated with the user account; generate a multi-component authentication graphical user interface, wherein the multi-component authentication graphical user interface comprises a plurality of input locations; receive a first authentication credential at a first unverified location of the plurality of input locations; determine whether the first authentication credential is valid; receive a second authentication credential at a second unverified location of the plurality of input locations; determine whether the second authentication credential is valid; and allow, in an instance where the first authentication credential is valid and the second authentication credential is valid, access to the user account.