INCREASING ACCESS SECURITY WITH TIME SINCE LAST ACCESS

摘要

A method includes storing a first password and a second password in memory of the electronic device, wherein the first password and the second password are used to allow a user to gain access to a resource of the electronic device, and wherein the second password has greater password strength than the first password. The method further includes, during a first time period passing since the user last accessed the resource, granting the user access to the resource in response to receiving the first password, and, during a second time period following the first time period, granting the user access to the resource only in response to receiving the second password. An alternative method increases the number of required security measures as a function of time since the user last accessed the resource.

主权项

1. A computer program product for controlling access to a resource of an electronic device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
storing a first password and a second password in memory of the electronic device, wherein the first password and the second password are used to allow a user to gain access to a resource of the electronic device, wherein the second password has greater password strength than the first password; during a first time period passing since the user last accessed the resource, granting the user access to the resource in response to receiving the first password; and during a second time period following the first time period, granting the user access to the resource only in response to receiving the second password.