Securely managing password access to a computer system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJames C. Fletcher
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Abstract
A method, system or computer usable program product for providing initial access Lo the computer system in response to a user providing a first password, and upon detecting a condition meeting a predetermined criteria, providing subsequent access to the computer system in response to the user providing a second password wherein the first password has stronger security than the second password.
Claims20
A method of managing access to a computer system comprising:
- providing initial access to the computer system in response to a user providing a first password;
- and
- upon detecting a condition meeting a predetermined criteria including detecting less than a maximum elapsed time since the user provided the first password, providing subsequent access to the computer system in response to the user providing a second password wherein the first password has stronger security than the second password.
A computer usable program product comprising a computer usable storage including computer usable code for use in managing access to a computer system, the computer usable program product comprising code for performing the steps of:
- providing initial access to the computer system in response to a user providing a first password;
- and
- upon detecting a condition meeting a predetermined criteria including detecting less than a maximum elapsed time since the user provided the first password, providing subsequent access to the computer system in response to the user providing a second password wherein the first password has stronger security than the second password.
A data processing system for managing access to a computer application stored in a data processing system memory, the data processing system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of:
- providing initial access to the computer application in response to a user providing a first password;
- and
- providing subsequent access to the computer application upon detecting a condition meeting a predetermined criteria, including detecting less than a maximum elapsed time since the user provided the first password, in response to the user providing a second password wherein the first password is more complex than the second password.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.