Netsuite Inc.

Christopher T Blum

Theodore Ray Rice

David Lipscomb

Elham Ghassemzadeh

Neil David Gariepy

Systems and methods for use in enhancing the security of a system, network, device, data storage element, software application, document, account, data, structure or building. Specifically, the invention is directed to a method of determining a password time-to-live (TTL) value for a password created by a user. In one embodiment, the TTL is extended relative to a baseline or default value if the user creates a password that is expected to produce an increased level of security. Such a password may be longer, include a certain combination of characters, be judged as more complex by an appropriate algorithm, rule or heuristic, or be considered as more secure or desirable by using any other suitable measure or criteria.

System and method for extending password time-to-live based on characteristics of proposed password

A method, system, computer program product, and related business methods for phased rollout of an upgraded version of a web-based business information system are described. URLs associated with client requests remain the same even where the target subscriber accounts have been upgraded. Client requests for both upgraded and non-upgraded accounts are received by a common set of web servers. Client requests representing external entry points are trapped, and the receiving web server accesses a login router database to determine whether the target subscriber account is upgraded or non-upgraded, and then transfers the request to an appropriately-versioned application server. Application server sets are mapped to database sets according to system version, allowing the upgraded system database schema to be substantially different than the non-upgraded database schema. An early adopter program business method leveraging the abilities of such web-based business information system is also described. Applications to environments other than phased rollout are described, such as URL-agnostic differentiation and routing of client requests according to class-of-service of the target subscribing account.

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Belmont, CA, United States of America

Christopher T Blum