International Business Machines Corporation

Mark Allen Scott

Yuk Lung Chan

David Bruce Lection

Michael D Essenmacher

Eric Leonard Masselle

James M Hertzig

A method, system or computer usable program product for providing secure user authentication including presenting a displayed representation of a three dimensional object having multiple selection areas, wherein respective selection areas are represented on at least two faces of the object and a symbol is depicted in each of the multiple selection areas; receiving a sequence of user inputs including a plurality of user selections of respective selection areas of the object indicating selection of the respective symbol and at least one user input indicating a movement of the object between the two faces so that user selection of selection areas on each of the two faces is accomplished; utilizing a processor to compare the sequence of user inputs to a predetermined authentication sequence stored in memory; and responsive to a positive comparison of the predetermined authentication sequence, providing user authentication.

User authentication security system

A method for providing secure user authentication including presenting a displayed representation of a three dimensional object having multiple selection areas, wherein respective selection areas are represented on at least two faces of the object and a symbol is depicted in each of the multiple selection areas; receiving a sequence of user inputs including a plurality of user selections of respective selection areas of the object indicating selection of the respective symbol and at least one user input indicating a movement of the object between the two faces so that user selection of selection areas on each of the two faces is accomplished; utilizing a processor to compare the sequence of user inputs to a predetermined authentication sequence stored in memory; and responsive to a positive comparison of the predetermined authentication sequence, providing user authentication.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is a method, computer program product, and/or system that performs the following steps (not necessarily in the following order): (i) presenting a first challenge-response test to a requestor seeking access to a first application; (ii) receiving a first answer to the first challenge-response test from the requestor; (iii) storing a first test-answer set; and (iv) selecting a subsequent challenge-response test, based at least in part on the first test-answer set. The first test-answer set includes the first answer and a first test indicator. At least the selecting step is performed by computer software running on computer hardware.

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