System and method for generating passwords using key inputs and contextual inputs

Abstract

A method and system for automatically generating a new password from user selected characters via key press which are different from the user selected characters. Each key of a keypad can be entered within one or more contexts, manually selected by the user or automatically selected by the described system, such that the same key press within one context provides a unique code different than the same key press within another context. The code corresponding to the proper combination of a key press, the contexts of the selected key press, and the sequence of entry must match the previously stored code set by the user. Context selection is not based on any of the possible key presses selectable on the keypad. Therefore if the password characters are discovered without the context for each character, then it becomes difficult to access the content. The newly generated password can be the same length as the originally entered password, or can be longer or shorter in length than the originally entered password.