Secure password authentication schemes
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Category |
Homeland Security |
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Development Stage |
Prototype protocols are being tested |
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Patent Status |
U.S. patent Granted 7174459 |
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Market Size |
Authentication, authorization, and administration security software sales more than $2.5 billion |
Highlights
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New protocol for certification of electronic identity
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Protects against computer corruption by viruses and hacker activities
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Successfully demonstrated capability to prevent an impostor being accepted as user
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Secure certification protocols for authentication, safe for use even over non-secure networks
Our Innovation
System uses pictures, pseudo words, or artificial grammar to establish a secret between the user and the computer. By testing user’s knowledge of the shared secret, program accepts the user only after the chance of imposture goes below a pre-set threshold.
Key Features
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Protects electronic identity from eavesdropping, theft, and loss
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Elevates level of secure protection by including additional image presentations in recognition procedure
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Provides an alternative to users needing multiple passwords in enterprises using several computer systems
Development Milestones
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Prototype protocols being tested
The Opportunity
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Attempts to corrupt computers with viruses and other hacker activities cost an estimated $14 billion in damages and lost productivity worldwide in 2003.
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