Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070300076
Filing Date: June 22, 2006
Inventors: Whitfield Diffie, William A. Woods
Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Current U.S. Classification: 713, 713/184000
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A method for generating a word sequence for a passcode, comprising:
defining a schema for the word sequence, wherein the schema comprises at least one open category corresponding to at least one of a plurality of word categories;
constructing a word list comprising a plurality of words for the at least one of the plurality of word categories;
assigning a bit pattern to each of the plurality of words in the word list; and
generating the word sequence using the schema, wherein the word sequence comprises mnemonic structure.
Patent/Application # 6643784
Description
A system and method employs a password rule data provider that provides password generation rule data to a notification device, such as visual display device or audible output device. A password data evaluator, such as a per character password data evaluator, continuously evaluates password character data as its being entered and compares each character to the password generation rule data. A dynamic status data generator dynamically generates password rule status data, such as visual indication of which rule has been met or which rule has not been met as password data is being entered.
Patent/Application # 7299359
Description
A method of presenting password information to a user, the method comprising: receiving a password; determining the number of unique character sets utilized in the password; and displaying the number of unique character sets that are contained within the password.
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