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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7664960 | Password enhancing device A device strengthens a user password while the password occupies the keyboard input buffer of an authenticating system. The device masquerades to the system as a second keyboard. The device strengthens the user password by sending keyboard scan codes, altering the u... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7653818 | System and method for user authentication with enhanced passwords A system and method for enhancing passwords, access codes, and personal identification munbers by making them pace, rhythm, or tempo sensitive. The password includes a sequence of characters and an associated timing element. To access a restricted device or funcion ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650509 | Encoding data in a password A password authentication mechanism is capable of determining whether a password has expired without referring to a database or other information repository. Additional information can be encoded in the password without unduly lengthening the password, so that the a... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7613928 | Flash device security method utilizing a check register A security method for preventing accidental or unauthorized writes to a flash memory. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a BIOS program stored in a flash memory array generates a random access code when executed by a processor. A check register st... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610491 | Account recovery key Systems and methods generate an account recovery key for a protected system. The account recovery key may comprise a plurality of words that may be supplied to regain access to an account on a protected system if the account has been lost due to the actions of a mal... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603565 | Apparatus and method for authenticating access to a network resource A device for providing access to a remote site is disclosed. Access to the device is gained through an authentication process during which a user password and biometrics are provided to the device. The device also includes a security feature such that only authorize... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600128 | Two-factor computer password client device, system, and method A client device, system, and method for constructing a two-factor password utilized by an authentication device to authenticate an accessing computer. The client device connects to the accessing computer through an input/output (I/O) port such as a USB connection. W... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7581113 | System and method for generating and authenticating a computer password A system and method for generating and authenticating a password to protect a computer system from unauthorized access. The characters of the password are placed in data packets by an access device. Prior to sending the packets, the device inserts predefined time in... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7543155 | Method for developing a password based on biometric template A method for developing a password based on a biometric template via a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes receiving a password request input by a user via the graphical user interface, receiving a passphrase input by the user and simultaneously obta... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533271 | Method and apparatus for remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system A method and apparatus for remote control and/or monitoring of a multimedia system includes processing that begins when a hand held device transmits a remote control/monitoring request to a server. The processing continues once a communication path is established be... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7526652 | Secure PIN management A system and method of secure PIN processing in a network transaction includes a transaction manager that sends terminal data to a terminal. The terminal generates corollary data from user input and the terminal data. The corollary data is sent to the transaction ma... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523318 | Method and system for automated password generation Access to target data processing systems frequently requires a password to be submitted in conjunction with user identification. The required rules and syntax for such passwords may vary widely from system-to-system and the number and variety of systems makes passwo... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519827 | Provisioning and use of security tokens to enable automated test equipment Automated test equipment (ATE) is provided with a plurality of hardware components, at least two of which provide a common test feature. The ATE is also provided with program code to access a number of security tokens, each token of which grants rights to use one or... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7512804 | Data storage security apparatus and system A data storage device is secured by extracting timing information encoded within a password-related symbol stream received by the storage device and denying access if the timing information is incorrect or the symbol stream is not identical to a valid authentication... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512805 | Machine readable medium and method for data storage security A data storage device is secured by extracting timing information encoded within a password-related symbol stream received by the storage device and denying access if the timing information is incorrect or the symbol stream is not identical to a valid authentication... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506171 | Method and systems for securely supporting password change A system and method of securely supporting password change is disclosed. The method performed by the system includes the steps of detecting an occurrence of a password change operation in execution on a system and receiving a new password by the system; detecting th... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502936 | System and method providing secure access to a computer system A system and method for providing secure access to a computer system. An access device divides the password into multiple segments and places them in data packets. In one embodiment, an authentication server has multiple addresses, and each packet is sent to a diffe... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500106 | Method for identifying, authenticating and authorizing a user of protected data A method for identifying, authenticating and authorizing a user of protected data, in particular a use of protected in an automation system, whereby the user is identified by the user ID input by them in an input field in a login area, this input user ID is combined... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7493493 | Method and apparatus for password generation The generation of a unique password using a secret key and an application name is disclosed. Other passwords may be generated for other applications using the same key. A user provides a key that is not easily able to be guessed by third parties. The user also input... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7493494 | Secure data cartridge According to the invention, an authorization system for authorizing access to a data cartridge is disclosed. The authorization system includes a code, a data cartridge interface, a fingerprint processor, a password generator, and an authorization engine. The code is... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7475252 | System, method and program to filter out login attempts by unauthorized entities System, method and computer program for authenticating a user of a client computer to a remote server computer. A client computer initially sends a userID but not a password of the user to the remote server computer. In response to the userID, the server computer de... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7444513 | Authentication in data communication A client 110 may be authenticated by transmitting or beaming a telecommunication network subscriber's authentication to the client from a device 120, over a wireless link. For example, a GSM telephone 120 may authenticate an electronic book 1... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444517 | Method for protecting a user's password The present invention relates to a method for protecting a password. In a first aspect, the method includes allowing a user to enter an apparent password into a computing system, wherein the apparent password is a string of characters and keystrokes including the pa... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441122 | Method for providing secure access to a digital resource A method for providing secure access to a digital resource including a learning step including selecting a secret digital authentication code and registering the code in an electronic memory; and an authentication step including inputting a digital information unit ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437560 | Method and apparatus for establishing a secure smart card communication link through a communication network A secure communication link is established between a smart card and a remote central computer system through a network by using security functions at the smart card and the central computer system. A smart card communication device facilitates the exchange of data b... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434070 | Secret code security access to data processing means Access control to data processing means, such as a smart card, is made secure by simulating a comparison block by block of part of a secret code with part of a presented code through a block-by-block comparison of part of the presented code and part of a determined ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7434060 | Secure entry of a user-identifier in a publicly positioned device A method for secure entry of a user-identifier in a publicly positioned device can include establishing a private communications link between a user and the publicly positioned device; dividing the user-identifier into at least two portions; separately prompting the... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7434061 | Method and system for generating passwords An improved method and system of generating passwords wherein Internet search engines are provided a random query and the search results are used to generate a mnemonic password. The password is memorable, yet non-user generated, and the use of search engines allows... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7434062 | Password encrypting apparatus and method for encrypting password The present application relates to a method and an apparatus of encrypting and/or decrypting password to secure secrecy of the password. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430758 | Prompt authentication An authentication graphic included in a password prompt can allow a user to visually authenticate the password prompt. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a client device receiving a password challenge from a server, and displaying a prompt asking the ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428641 | Session-state manager Without actually storing session-state information, the described exemplary implementations of session-state manager identify a user, validate the user's current logon state, and determine whether the user's session should expire. User identification and logon valid... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420478 | Handheld electronic device having reduced keyboard and multiple password access, and associated methods A reduced keyboard handheld electronic device and associated method that utilizes a plurality of passwords for controlling access thereto. The handheld electronic device has a non-predictive keystroke interpretation system, such as a multi-tap system. At least one o... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415615 | Method and system for user authentication in a digital communication system A method and a system for authentication and synchronization is disclosed. The user provides a first one time code (OTC) to the authentication manager. If this OTC is within a small access window, the user is directly authenticated and granted access to the system. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412603 | Methods and systems for enabling secure storage of sensitive data Systems and methods are disclosed for storing sensitive data in a database, such as an application database or a dedicated application security database or store. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, user passwords are not directly stored in a database; b... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404087 | System and method for providing improved claimant authentication A system and method are provided for improving the accuracy of speaker authentication by combining the results of multiple verification sources using statistical modeling. A statistical classifier is built on top of the underlying verification sources. The classifie... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395435 | Secure memory device for smart cards A secure memory device which can be used for multi-application smart cards for secure identification in data transfer, or for component verification in a computer system, without the requirement of an internal microprocessor. The secure memory device features a dual... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392396 | Transaction device with noise signal encryption A transaction device adds or injects a random noise component into signals representing (x,y) coordinate signals associated with user interface with an input screen associated with the device. The noise component can be generated by converting to analog the output o... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389424 | Technique for distributing software A computer program product and method for installing downloaded software on a client system over a network is described. The product and method include generating an access key by receiving an installation key produced using a random number generated from a seed tha... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389542 | Authentication system having a semiconductor device containing data which are difficult to analyze through illegitimate access, and semiconductor device therefor A semiconductor device is composed of a first IC chip having a data processing function and a second IC chip having a non-volatile memory for storing confidential reference data. Both of the IC chips are provided with connection pads on the facing sides of the two c... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386732 | Integrated system security method Logic scan based design and electronic fuse (e-fuse) technology are combined to create a circuit macro function that is integrated in a non-critical area of a processor chip or related circuit to provide a new means of securing electronic systems and devices such as... | 06/10/2008 |