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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Stuart Edward Schechter, Kirkland, WA (US);
Cormac Herley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Stuart Edward Schechter, Kirkland, WA (US);
Cormac Herley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/46 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A current prefix character string representing a prefix of a proposed password may be obtained from a user input device. A prediction of a most likely next character of the proposed password may be determined, based on applying a set of heuristics to the current prefix character string. A response indicating an impact on a security strength of the proposed password may be determined, based on a selection of the predicted most likely next character.