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

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A system for generating password data from user input on a computing device, comprising:
a memory device for storing computer executable instructions; a processor in communication with the memory device; an interface configurable to operate in one or more of a plurality of different contexts for providing code data corresponding to each entry of a user entered password, the interface including a keypad input interface responsive to key press entries and a sensor for sensing biometric input entries, where a sequence comprising at least one key press entry and at least one biometric input entry corresponds to the user entered password, the interface configured to associate a first context to the at least one key press entry and to automatically associate a second context to the at least one biometric input entry, where the first and second contexts are different; and, a password generator receiving the code data and context data corresponding to the contexts during which the code data was entered including the first and second contexts, for converting using the processor the code data and the corresponding context data into a new password.