| 摘要 |
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for accessing protected resources. Biometric data for a user is received from a biometric input device and an indication of an application requiring a password. Responsive to receiving the biometric data from the user, the user is authenticated using the biometric data and a profile. Responsive to the user being authenticated, the password is established with the application to allow access to the application, wherein the password is established without user input. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for accessing a protected resource, the method comprising:
a computer determining whether a sample of biometric data received from a biometric input device matches predetermined biometric information for a user; responsive to a determination that the sample of biometric data received from the biometric input device matches the predetermined biometric information for the user, and responsive to the computer receiving a request to access the protected resource, wherein the request includes an identification of the protected resource in a plurality of protected resources, the computer providing access to the user to the protected resource, and wherein the user has access to more than one protected resource without having to re-sign-on or authenticate; responsive to a determination that a need exists to generate a password for the user to access the protected resource, the computer generating the password for the user to access the protected resource by:
the computer communicating with the protected resource to establish the password based on password requirements for the protected resource; andthe computer generating the password for the user to access the protected resource based on the password requirements for the protected resource; the computer monitoring a presence sensor to determine whether the user is present at the computer, wherein the presence sensor is one of a set of presence sensors including a keyboard, a motion detector, a camera, and a facial recognition system; responsive to a determination that the user is present at the computer, the computer returning to monitoring the presence sensor, wherein the user is permitted one of continued access to the protected resource or initial access to a requested new protected resource; responsive to a determination that the user is not at the computer, the computer determining whether a time threshold has been exceeded, wherein the time threshold is one of a predetermined value and a value selectable by the user and is associated with a particular presence sensor used; responsive to a determination that the time threshold is not exceeded for the particular presence sensor, the computer returning to monitoring the presence sensor; responsive to a determination that the time threshold is exceeded for the particular presence sensor, the computer preventing access to the protected resource; and the computer storing the predetermined biometric information for the user and the password for the user to access the protected resource in a profile for the user in a database, wherein the database is encrypted when not in use, when timed out, when deactivated by the user, and when power is shut down, and wherein the database is decrypted when in use and when unlocked using biometric data received for the user. |
