Map-based authentication

摘要

Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for map-based authentication are provided herein. A method includes establishing a set of cryptographic information, wherein said set of cryptographic information comprises (i) at least one graphical-based input element and (ii) one or more graphical-based input sub-elements derived from said at least one graphical-based input element, wherein said at least one graphical-based input element comprises at least one given map and wherein said one or more graphical-based input sub-elements comprise one or more points of interest on said at least one given map; generating a prompt via a computing device interface in connection with an authentication request to access a protected resource associated with the computing device; processing input cryptographic information entered via the computing device interface in response to the prompt against the set of cryptographic information; and resolving the authentication request based on said processing.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
establishing a set of cryptographic information, wherein said set of cryptographic information comprises (i) at least one graphical-based input element and (ii) one or more graphical-based input sub-elements derived from said at least one graphical-based input element, wherein said at least one graphical-based input element comprises at least one given map and wherein said one or more graphical-based input sub-elements comprise one or more points of interest on said at least one given map; generating a prompt via a computing device interface in connection with an authentication request to access a protected resource associated with the computing device; processing input cryptographic information entered via the computing device interface in response to the prompt against the set of cryptographic information, wherein said input cryptographic information is entered via user manipulation of the computing device interface, and wherein said user manipulation comprises zooming-in on a given area of the at least one given map via user manipulation of the computing device interface to create a magnified view of the given area of the at least one given map; and resolving the authentication request based on said processing.