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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2024
Dynamic authentication for local accounts based on security information and event management systems
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Senthil Ponnuswamy, San Jose, CA (US);
Kiran Kumar Malle Gowda, Bangalore, IN;
Dell Products L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Techniques described herein relate to a method managing accounts in a cluster. The method includes identifying, by an alert manager, an account login alert associated with an account and a node of a cluster, wherein the cluster comprises a plurality of nodes, wherein the node is one of the plurality of nodes; in response to the identification: making a first determination that the account login alert exceeds an alert threshold; in response to the first determination: disabling a weak authentication method for the account; enabling a strong authentication method for the account; disabling weak authentication methods for other accounts on the plurality of nodes; enabling strong authentication methods for other accounts on the plurality of nodes; making a second determination the account is associated with multiple sessions; and in response to the second determination: closing the multiple sessions associated with the account.