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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ella Belisario, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Dwayne Dames, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Jonathan Palgon, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Roberto Vila, Hollywood, FL (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for managing password strength including receiving a password on a data processing system for a user, filtering for personal information about the user from multiple independent data sources accessible across a computer network, computing the password strength by the data processing system using an algorithm which compares the password to the filtered personal information about the user, and presenting feedback to the user through a user interface on a data processing system display regarding the computed password strength.