Password identification system and method
A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving a key indicator and an encrypted password concerning an electronic device to be accessed. The key indicator may be processed to identify a decryption key. The encrypted password may be processed with the decryption key to generate a decrypted password.
1. A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device, comprising:
receiving, at a device to be accessed, a valid default password and a new password for the device to be accessed, wherein the device to be accessed is one or more of a network attached storage system, a storage area network, a server computer, a data switch, and a cloud-based device and is located in a data center;
encrypting, via the device to be accessed, the new password for the device to be accessed with an encryption key to generate an encrypted password in response to receiving the valid default password and the new password for the device to be accessed, wherein the encryption key is stored on the device to be accessed and has a corresponding decryption key stored on a mobile device and wherein the encrypted password replaces the valid default password for the device to be accessed;
printing a key indicator and the encrypted password concerning the device to be accessed onto a label configured to be affixed to the device to be accessed;
receiving, at the mobile device, the key indicator and the encrypted password concerning the device to be accessed;
processing, at the mobile device, the key indicator to identify the corresponding decryption key, wherein the corresponding decryption key is stored on the mobile device;
processing, at the mobile device, the encrypted password with the corresponding decryption key to generate a decrypted password;
providing the decrypted password to the device to be accessed; and
revoking access to the device to be accessed by disabling the key indicator stored on the mobile device.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein receiving the key indicator and an encrypted password includes:
receiving the key indicator and the encrypted password via a keyboard system included within the computing device.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein receiving the key indicator and an encrypted password includes:
receiving the key indicator and the encrypted password via an optical scanning system included within the computing device.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the key indicator is an asymmetric public key of a public/private key pair and the decryption key is an asymmetric private key of the public/private key pair.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the key indicator is an index identifier associated with the decryption key.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying the decrypted password on a display included within the computing device.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
transmitting the decrypted password from the computing device to the device to be accessed.
8. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at a device to be accessed, a valid default password and a new password for the device to be accessed, wherein the device to be accessed is one or more of a network attached storage system, a storage area network, a server computer, a data switch, and a cloud-based device and is located in a data center;
encrypting, via the device to be accessed, the new password for the device to be accessed with an encryption key to generate an encrypted password in response to receiving the valid default password and the new password for the device to be accessed, wherein the encryption key is stored on the device to be accessed and has a corresponding decryption key stored on a mobile device and wherein the encrypted password replaces the valid default password for the device to be accessed;
printing a key indicator and the encrypted password concerning the device to be accessed onto a label configured to be affixed to the device to be accessed;
receiving, at the mobile device, the key indicator and the encrypted password concerning the device to be accessed;
processing, at the mobile device, the key indicator to identify the corresponding decryption key, wherein the corresponding decryption key is stored on the mobile device;
processing, at the mobile device, the encrypted password with the corresponding decryption key to generate a decrypted password;
providing the decrypted password to the device to be accessed; and
revoking access to the device to be accessed by disabling the key indicator stored on the mobile device.
9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein receiving the key indicator and an encrypted password includes:
receiving the key indicator and the encrypted password via a keyboard system included within the computing device.
10. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein receiving the key indicator and an encrypted password includes:
receiving the key indicator and the encrypted password via an optical scanning system included within the computing device.
11. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the key indicator is an asymmetric public key of a public/private key pair and the decryption key is an asymmetric private key of the public/private key pair.
12. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the key indicator is an index identifier associated with the decryption key.
13. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising instructions for:
displaying the decrypted password on a display included within the computing device.
14. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising instructions for:
transmitting the decrypted password from the computing device to the device to be accessed.
15. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at a device to be accessed, a valid default password and a new password for the device to be accessed, wherein the device to be accessed is one or more of a network attached storage system, a storage area network, a server computer, a data switch, and a cloud-based device and is located in a data center;
encrypting, via the device to be accessed, the new password for the device to be accessed with an encryption key to generate an encrypted password in response to receiving the valid default password and the new password for the device to be accessed, wherein the encryption key is stored on the device to be accessed and has a corresponding decryption key stored on a mobile device and wherein the encrypted password replaces the valid default password for the device to be accessed;
printing a key indicator and the encrypted password concerning the device to be accessed onto a label configured to be affixed to the device to be accessed;
receiving, at the mobile device, the key indicator and the encrypted password concerning the device to be accessed;
processing, at the mobile device, the key indicator to identify the corresponding decryption key, wherein the corresponding decryption key is stored on the mobile device;
processing, at the mobile device, the encrypted password with the corresponding decryption key to generate a decrypted password;
providing the decrypted password to the device to be accessed; and
revoking access to the device to be accessed by disabling the key indicator stored on the mobile device.
16. The computing system of claim 15 wherein receiving the key indicator and an encrypted password includes:
receiving the key indicator and the encrypted password via a keyboard system included within the computing device.
17. The computing system of claim 15 wherein receiving the key indicator and an encrypted password includes:
receiving the key indicator and the encrypted password via an optical scanning system included within the computing device.
18. The computing system of claim 15 wherein the key indicator is an asymmetric public key of a public/private key pair and the decryption key is an asymmetric private key of the public/private key pair.
19. The computing system of claim 15 wherein the key indicator is an index identifier associated with the decryption key.
20. The computing system of claim 15 further configured to perform operations comprising:
displaying the decrypted password on a display included within the computing device.
21. The computing system of claim 15 further configured to perform operations comprising:
transmitting the decrypted password from the computing device to the device to be accessed.
22. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein one or more of the key indicator and the encrypted password are encoded in a machine-readable code.
23. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein one or more of the key indicator and the encrypted password are encoded in a machine-readable code.
24. The computing system of claim 15 wherein one or more of the key indicator and the encrypted password are encoded in a machine-readable code.