Method and apparatus for setting keyboard

The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the changing the positions of individual buttons in the virtual keyboard, and configuring button key values for the positions of individual buttons comprises:

• emptying the list of keyboard layout;
• selecting a list of button areas from a set of lists of button areas, which is different from the list of button areas selected by the current keyboard layout;
• obtaining a button position randomly from the selected list of button areas;
• obtaining a button key value randomly from a list of button content;
• and
• establishing a corresponding relationship between the button positions and the button key values and saving it into the list of keyboard layout.

An apparatus for setting a virtual keyboard comprising at least one processor to execute a plurality of modules comprising:

• a reception module configured to, in a current keyboard layout, receive a character string constituted by selected button key values for password check;
• a verification passing module configured to, when it is detected that the character string matches a preset password, pass the password check of the character string;
• a layout changing module configured to, when it is detected that the character string does not match the preset password, reset the keyboard layout, and change the button positions corresponding to the button key values in the virtual keyboard;
• and
• triggering the reception module for, in the reset keyboard layout, receiving the character string constituted by selected button key values to continue to perform the password check.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for setting a virtual keyboard, which comprises the steps of:

• in a current keyboard layout, receiving a character string constituted by selected button key values for password check;
• when it is detected that the character string matches a preset password, passing the password check of the character string;
• when it is detected that the character string does not match the preset password, resetting the keyboard layout, and changing the button positions corresponding to the button key values in the virtual keyboard;
• and
• in the reset keyboard layout, receiving the character string constituted by selected button key values to continue to perform the password check.