Password resetting method and electronic device having password resetting function

摘要

A computerized method for resetting a password of a user, the user uses an electronic device to access to an information system provided by a server according to a user ID of the user and the password. An index code and device information of the electronic device are stored in the server corresponding to the user ID. When the password is to be reset, the user ID and the index code are inputted by the user and the device information of the electronic device is acquired. A verification string is generated using the index code and the user ID inputted by the user and the acquired device information, and is sent to the server for verification, thereby requesting to reset the password.

主权项

1. A computerized password resetting method using an electronic device and a server, the electronic device in communication with the server to access an information system provided by the server, the method comprising:
setting, by the electronic device, an index code and extracting device information of the electronic device; storing, by the electronic device, the index code and the device information of the electronic device in the server corresponding to a user identifier (ID) of the information system; notifying, by the electronic device, the user to input the user ID and the index code and acquiring the device information of the electronic device; generating, by the electronic device, a verification string using the index code and the user ID inputted by the user and the acquired device information; wherein the verification string is generated by:
generating a random code and displaying the random code on a display of the electronic device to notify the user to input the displayed random code; andgenerating the verification string by encrypting the user ID and the index code inputted by the user and the acquired device information using an encryption algorithm, when the displayed random code is inputted by the user; and sending, by the electronic device, the verification string to the server for verification, thereby requesting the server to reset a password associated with the user ID of the information system; wherein the server resets the password associated with the user ID by:
decrypting the verification string using a decryption algorithm to obtain the user ID and the index code inputted by the user and the acquired device information; andverifying whether the obtained index code and device information match the index code and the device information which are stored in the server corresponding to the user ID.