Password Input Table Grid for Secure User Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users struggle to remember and input robust passwords securely due to their complexity, often resorting to writing them down, which compromises security.
Innovation Solution
A password input table creation method and apparatus that displays a grid of entry fields for characters, allowing users to interactively input and randomly fill in characters, creating a password table that is only readable to the user, aiding in remembering the password's location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a robust password including special symbols is used, then security is improved, but memorability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a password input table as an intermediary tool between the password generation system and the user. This table displays the generated password in a structured format with grid positions, allowing users to easily locate and input specific characters without needing to memorize the entire complex password. The intermediary table bridges the gap between security requirements and user usability.
2Ease of operation
If a password is written down on paper for reference, then memorability is improved, but security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy of the password display area that can be captured through screenshot functionality. This copy allows users to reference the password input table without writing down the actual password on paper. The copied image serves as a temporary reference that maintains security while improving ease of input.
3Ease of operation
If the password is displayed in plain text, then ease of input is improved, but security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the password display into individual character positions within a grid structure. Each character is displayed in a separate entry field with its position clearly indicated. This segmentation allows users to input passwords character by character or by position reference, reducing the need to view the entire password in plain text simultaneously, thereby mitigating security risks while maintaining ease of input.
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AI summary
A password input table creating method for creating a password input table referred to when inputting a password in a computer includes a step of displaying on a display a creation table having multiple entry fields each of which is to be an input area for one character, a step of entering, in the entry field of the creation table, each of characters composing a password to be inputted into the computer through an interactive process, a step of creating a password input table by randomly entering possible characters to be used for a password in entry fields of the creation table which have no character inputted therein, and a step of outputting the created password input table.