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Patent No.:

US 8495379 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2009
Applicants:

Shantanu Rane, Cambridge, MA (US);

Yige Wang, Natick, MA (US);

Jonathan S. Yedidia, Cambridge, MA (US);

Anthony Vetro, Arlington, MA (US);

Inventors:

Shantanu Rane, Cambridge, MA (US);

Yige Wang, Natick, MA (US);

Jonathan S. Yedidia, Cambridge, MA (US);

Anthony Vetro, Arlington, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and system manage a hierarchy of passwords for users accessing a hierarchy of access control devices. First, a codeword is acquired and a syndrome of the codeword is determined. Next, the codeword is randomly modified with a probability p to produce a modified codeword. The modified codeword is selected and assigned to a user as a password, if the modified codeword is recoverable.


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