IP Library Granted Patent US 9,521,127
Granted Patent B1
US 9,521,127 · App. 15/044,357 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Password management system

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,521,127
App. No.
15/044,357
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for password management. The embodiment may include a computing device that creates a password inventory. The password inventory may be a list of one or more passwords, where each of the one or more passwords corresponds to a password key. The embodiment may update the password inventory without input from a user. The embodiment may receive a first login request from a first device. The embodiment may transmit information detailing a first password key to the first device, where the first password key corresponds to a first password from the list of one or more passwords. The embodiment may receive information detailing a first entered password from the first device. The embodiment may determine whether the first entered password is identical to the first password from the list of one or more passwords.

Claims (10)

1. A method for authenticating a user, the method comprising:

creating a password inventory, wherein the password inventory comprises a list of one or more passwords, wherein each of the one or more passwords corresponds to a password key;

updating the password inventory without input from a user, wherein updating the password inventory comprises one or more of:

issuing a new password key to each password; and

issuing a new password to each password key;

based on updating the password inventory transmitting information detailing a portion of the password inventory to a third device, wherein the user has access to the third device, and wherein the third device is a mobile device;

receiving a first login request from a first device;

transmitting information detailing a first password key to the first device, wherein the first password key corresponds to a first password from the list of one or more passwords;

receiving information detailing a first entered password from the first device; and

determining whether the first entered password is identical to the first password from the list of one or more passwords.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: KYNDRYL, INC.
Reel/Frame 057885/0644 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2016
From: CHILDRESS, RHONDA L.; GOLDBERG, ITZHACK; PICKOVER, CLIFFORD A.; SONDHI, NEIL
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037741/0012 →