Method for concealing user identities on computer systems through the use of temporary aliases
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsItzhack Goldberg, Julianne Haugh
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Abstract
A user alias for concealing a user's user identification is provided. When signing-on, the user inputs a user alias to a log-in shell. The log-in shell verifies the validity of the user alias. The log-in shell then obtains a user identification associated with the valid user alias.
Claims20
A computer implemented method for concealing a user identification, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving user input, wherein the user input comprises a user alias;
- verifying that the user alias is a valid user alias;
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- obtaining a user identification associated with the valid user alias, wherein an association between the valid user alias and the user identification is a one-way association, from the valid user alias to the user identification.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for concealing a user identification, said computer program product comprising:
- computer usable program code for receiving user input, wherein the user input comprises a user alias;
- computer usable program code for verifying that the user alias is a valid user alias;
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- computer usable program code for obtaining a user identification associated with the valid user alias, wherein an association between the valid user alias and the user identification is a one-way association, from the valid user alias to the user identification.
A data processing system for concealing a user identification, said data processing system comprising:
- a storage device, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code;
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- a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code to receive user input, wherein the user input comprises a user alias;
- to verify that the user alias is a valid user alias;
- and to obtain a user identification associated with the valid user alias, wherein an association between the valid user alias and the user identification is a one-way association, from the valid user alias to the user identification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.