Secret Supplemental Username
AssigneeInteractive Intelligence, Inc.
InventorCharles Wall
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Abstract
Methods for a secret supplemental username are provided. In one example, a method includes the steps of detecting a threat to an account with a primary username and password and disabling the primary username associated with the account in response to the threat. The method includes the additional steps of generating a supplemental username associated with the account and securely communicating the supplemental username.
Claims14
A method for facilitating access to a threatened user account through a supplemental username, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a threat to a user account, the threat comprising at least five failed attempts to access the user account within five minutes, a failed attempt comprising receiving an incorrect username and password combination;
- restricting access to the user account by disabling a primary username associated with the user account;
- generating a notification that the user account has been restricted;
- generating a supplemental username associated with the account;
- and
- securely delivering the supplemental username.
A method for facilitating access to a threatened account, comprising:
- detecting a threat to an account associated with a primary username and a password;
- disabling the primary username associated with the user account in response to the threat;
- generating a supplemental username associated with the user account;
- and
- securely communicating the supplemental username.
A method for facilitating access to a threatened account, comprising:
- generating an account comprising a primary username and a password;
- creating a supplemental username associated with the account based at least in part on user input;
- detecting a threat to an account associated with a primary username and a password;
- disabling the primary username associated with the user account in response to the threat;
- enabling the supplemental username associated with the user account;
- and
- generating a notification that the account has been restricted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.