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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Soongsil University Research Consortium Techno-park, Seoul, KR;
Jeong Hyun Yi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Tae Jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Gun Il Ma, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Yi Yi, Incheon, KR;
Si Wan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for authenticating a password, wherein the method includes: generating at least one input grid cell into which a password is input from among a plurality of grid cells realized on a screen of a user terminal; and authenticating the password when the password is identical to a number of identification grid cells included in an authentication range predetermined based on the at least one input grid cell, wherein the identification grid cells are set to authenticate the password from among the plurality of grid cells. Accordingly, password information may be prevented from being exposed to a third person observer since a variable password is input whenever a user tries password authentication in a terminal.