Web Service Picture Passwords

A method, comprising:

• creating a user account corresponding to a user identifier;
• obtaining a picture associated with the user account;
• generating a cipher key for the obtained picture, the cipher key comprising multiple cells, individual ones of the multiple cells including a string of characters;
• associating the generated cipher key with the obtained picture by correlating different regions of the obtained picture with different cells of the multiple cells;
• and
• maintaining the obtained picture and associated cipher key as picture password data for the user account.

A device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations including:
• displaying a picture that is part of a picture password interface;
• receiving user input at the displayed picture;
• identifying, based on the received user input, cell values of a cipher key that includes multiple cells and that is associated with the picture, individual ones of the cipher key cells comprising a string of characters;
• generating a user key by combining the identified cell values based on an order in which the user input at the displayed picture is received;
• generating a user-specific and web service-specific password by combining the generated user key with a web service key for a web service;
• and
• outputting the generated user-specific and web service-specific password to a login interface for the web service.