Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070300076
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Summary / Description
| Summary / 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. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 7299359 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - Reexamination Certificate Seco... - B2 |
| Patentee Name | John C. Hurley |
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| Filing Date | 2004 |
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Excerpt
Excerpt Secure passphrase generation method. |
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A method for generating a word sequence for a passcode, comprising:
choosing a schema to guide the generation of the word sequence; and
transforming the passcode into the word sequence using the schema, wherein the word sequence contains mnemonic structure.
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A computer readable medium comprising software instructions for generating a word sequence for a passcode, the software instructions comprising functionality to:
choose a schema to guide the generation of the word sequence; and
transform the passcode into the word sequence using the schema, wherein the word sequence contains mnemonic structure.
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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.
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