US 2015/0040192 A1Published application

Graduated access multi-password authentication

OwnerMichael Christopher Koboldinventor

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Abstract

Methods and systems for accessing computer data and systems require different sequential and serial passwords to drive a user into a tiered set of sub-accounts of graduated access. At the same time, the tiered hierarchy of access acts as a honey pot system where remote intruders would statistically tend to break through the slightly less secure passwords first, triggering the notification system upon entry into the restricted or firewalled honey pot or virtual systems. With this system, the system administrator can manage multiple sessions for each user where the passwords are of a different level of security based on commercially available password strength tools. The system administrator creates the less secure passwords and lower access sub-accounts and optionally allows users to have such lower levels.

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Dependent claims

A graduated access multi-password authentication system comprising:

a tiered account system including a plurality of accounts for a user, where the plurality of accounts includes at least one full access tier and at least one untrusted guest tier;
a tiered access system providing a plurality of access privileges for each of the plurality of accounts, where at least one full access tier has access privileges for user authorized data and at least one untrusted guest tier provides a user quarantine access privilege;
a tiered authority system providing a plurality of authority privileges for each of the plurality of accounts, where at least one full access tier has read, write and execute privileges and at least one untrusted guest tier has limited or no read, write and execute privileges;
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a tiered authentication system providing a plurality of authentication passwords, where at least one full access tier has a password of a first strength and at least one untrusted guest tier has a password of a second strength wherein the first strength is more strong that the second strength.

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Facts

Application: 13/956,148Filed 31 Jul 2013
Published: 5 Feb 2015
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Classification7 codes

H04L 63/083
For authentication of entities: using passwords
G06F 21/46
Structures or tools for the administration of authentication: by designing passwords or checking the strength of passwords
H04L 63/1491
Countermeasures against malicious traffic: using deception as countermeasure, e.g. honeypots, honeynets, decoys or entrapment
G06F 2221/2127
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