Timing of password change requirements based on ambient intelligence

摘要

A user's required password change is postponed according to context information determined to indicate that the current password change timing is at an inconvenient time for the user. A user is permitted to extend the use of an expired password when a pre-determined password validity period ends.

主权项

1. A method for changing a deadline of a required password change based on context information, the method comprising:
determining a password change deadline for a user; identifying a context information dataset; analyzing the context information dataset; and changing the password change deadline based, at least in part, on the context information dataset; wherein: analyzing the context information includes:
determining a delay condition based, at least in part, on the context information dataset.