System and method for authentication of a user logging into an IT enabled application

A system for facilitating authentication of a user logging into an Information Technology (IT) enabled application characterized by authenticating the user based on a polygonal image based authentication technique, the system comprising:

• a processor;
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• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is capable of executing a plurality of modules stored in the memory, and wherein the plurality of modules comprising:
• a registration module for registering a user on an IT enabled application based on a first set of information pertaining to the user, wherein the registration module registers the user by:
• enabling the user to select a password artifact comprising a first polygon and a first image from a first set of images, wherein the first polygon comprises a plurality of grids, and wherein a grid indicates an area bounded by a set of vertices and a set of edges associated to the first polygon;
• slicing the first image in order to derive a set of sub first images based on the plurality of grids;
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• deriving a first image pattern by aligning a sub image, of the set of sub first images, on each of the plurality of grids in accordance with a preference defined by the user and thereby storing the first image pattern in a system database;
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• an authentication module for authenticating the user by:
• displaying a plurality of password artifacts comprising a plurality of polygons and a plurality of images, wherein the plurality of polygons and the plurality of images include the first polygon and the first image;
• receiving a second set of information, a second polygon, and a second image, wherein the second polygon and the second image are received upon prompting the user to select the second polygon and the second image from the plurality of password artifacts, wherein the user is prompted to select the second polygon and the second image from the plurality of password artifacts;
• deriving a second image pattern upon aligning a sub image of a set of sub second images, created by slicing the second image, on each of a plurality of grids associated to the second polygon within a predefine time;
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• verifying the user by validating the second set of information with the first set of information and comparing the second image pattern with the first image pattern,
• thereby authenticating the user based on a polygonal image based authentication technique, when the subset is validated and the second image pattern is matched with the first image pattern.

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device for facilitating authentication of a user logging into an Information Technology (IT) enabled application characterized by authenticating the user based on a polygonal image based authentication technique, the program comprising a program code:

• a program code for registering a user on an IT enabled application based on a first set of information pertaining to the user, wherein the user is registered by:
• enabling the user to select a password artifact comprising a first polygon and a first image from a first set of images, wherein the first polygon comprises a plurality of grids, and wherein a grid indicates an area bounded by a set of vertices and a set of edges associated to the first polygon;
• slicing the first image in order to derive a set of sub first images based on the plurality of grids;
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• deriving a first image pattern by aligning a sub image, of the set of sub first images, on each of the plurality of grids in accordance with a preference defined by the user and thereby storing the first image pattern in a system database;
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• a program code for authenticating the user by:
• displaying a plurality of password artifacts comprising a plurality of polygons and a plurality of images, wherein the plurality of polygons and the plurality of images include the first polygon and the first image;
• receiving a second set of information, a second polygon, and a second image, wherein the second polygon and the second image are received upon prompting the user to select from the plurality of password artifacts, wherein the user is prompted to select the second polygon and the second image from the plurality of password artifacts;
• deriving a second image pattern upon aligning a sub image of a set of sub second images, created by slicing the second image, on each of a plurality of grids associated to the second polygon within a predefine time;
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• verifying the user by validating the second set of information with the first set of information and comparing the second image pattern with the first image pattern,
• thereby authenticating the user based on a polygonal image based authentication technique, when the subset is validated and the second image pattern is matched with the first image pattern.