Strong confirmation mechanism for manipulation of sensitive configuration data

A system for managing data security in a computing environment, the system comprising:

• at least one processor device, wherein the at least one processor device:
• pursuant to issuing a confirmation prompt to confirm an intention to perform a data management function, determines by a decision engine, a complexity strength of the confirmation prompt based upon a complexity algorithm;
• wherein the confirmation prompt requires a user to input at least one alphanumeric character associated with a subject of the data management function, as determined by the decision engine and based upon the complexity algorithm, prior to performing the data management function;
• increases the complexity strength of the confirmation prompt upon determining, by the complexity algorithm, a similarity of a data name associated with the subject of the data management function is above a baseline threshold when compared to an alternative data name subject to the data management function;
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• upon successful completion of the input of the at least one alphanumeric character associated with the subject of the data management function according to the complexity strength, performs the data management function.

A computer program product for managing data security in a computing environment by at least one processor device, the computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• an executable portion that, pursuant to issuing a confirmation prompt to confirm an intention to perform a data management function, determines by a decision engine, a complexity strength of the confirmation prompt based upon a complexity algorithm;
• wherein the confirmation prompt requires a user to input at least one alphanumeric character associated with a subject of the data management function, as determined by the decision engine and based upon the complexity algorithm, prior to performing the data management function;
• an executable portion that increases the complexity strength of the confirmation prompt upon determining, by the complexity algorithm, a similarity of a data name associated with the subject of the data management function is above a baseline threshold when compared to an alternative data name subject to the data management function;
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• an executable portion that, upon successful completion of the input of the at least one alphanumeric character associated with the subject of the data management function according to the complexity strength, performs the data management function.