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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Stefan Lehmann, Tucson, AZ (US);
Khanh V. Ngo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/604 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2133 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for preventing unauthorized access to and/or modification of a page of a device and/or system according to one embodiment includes presenting a question via a graphical user interface; receiving a response to the question; allowing access to and/or modification of the page when the response to the question includes the answer; and not allowing access to and/or modification of the page when the response to the question does not include the answer. An answer to the question includes a characteristic of the device and/or system.