Authentication of users based on re-entry of passwords

A method, comprising:

• in an electronic device:
• retrieving a pre-stored password associated with a user;
• retrieving a predefined number associated with the retrieved pre-stored password, wherein
• the retrieved predefined number corresponds to a number of times an entry of a correct password is required for an authentication of the user;
• receiving a set of user inputs associated with the authentication of the user, wherein
• each user input of the received set of user inputs corresponds to an entered password associated with the user;
• comparing, for the number of times associated with the user, the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, with the retrieved pre-stored password;
• determining whether the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, corresponds to the retrieved pre-stored password, based on the comparison for the number of times associated with the user;
• authenticating the user based on the determination that the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, corresponds to the retrieved pre-stored password for the number of times associated with the user;
• and
• controlling a display device to render authentication information, based on the authentication of the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that when executed by an electronic device, causes the electronic device to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• retrieving a pre-stored password associated with a user;
• retrieving a predefined number associated with the retrieved pre-stored password, wherein
• the retrieved predefined number corresponds to a number of times an entry of a correct password is required for an authentication of the user;
• receiving a set of user inputs associated with the authentication of the user, wherein
• each user input of the received set of user inputs corresponds to an entered password associated with the user;
• comparing, for the number of times associated with the user, the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, with the retrieved pre-stored password;
• determining whether the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, corresponds to the retrieved pre-stored password, based on the comparison, for the number of times associated with the user;
• authenticating the user based on the determination that the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, corresponds to the retrieved pre-stored password for the number of times associated with the user;
• and
• controlling a display device to render authentication information, based on the authentication of the user.