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US 10,594,486 B1Granted
Password identification system and method
AssigneeEMC IP Holding Company LLC
InventorMichael Trachtman
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Abstract
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.
Claims24
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.
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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.
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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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.