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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 25, 2019
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Parminder Singh Sethi, Punjab, IN;

Durai S. Singh, Chennai, IN;

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 16/903 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 9/546 (2013.01); G06F 16/90344 (2019.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are provided to protect passwords for computer applications by providing a user-triggered password scrambling mechanism. Scrambling is enabled with a user configurable character within the password to be a trigger. Once triggered, a user can enter several incorrect password strings without fear of being locked out of the system. Ultimately, a user can enter a correct password string or a modified version of the correct password string to gain access to the system. Through password scrambling, an observer will have a more difficult time determining the correct version of the password. This improves system security, thereby protecting valuable information, resources, and reputation of an enterprise provider.


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