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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Srinivas Vedula, Orem, UT (US);
Cameron Craig Morris, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);
Inventors:
Srinivas Vedula, Orem, UT (US);
Cameron Craig Morris, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01); G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/45 (2013.01); G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 9/088 (2013.01); H04L 9/0891 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for dynamic generation and management of password dictionaries are presented. Passwords are parsed for recognizable terms. The terms are housed in dictionaries or databases. Statistics associated with the terms are maintained and managed. The statistics are used to provide strength values to the passwords and determine when passwords are acceptable and unacceptable.