Rules driven multiple passwords

摘要

A rules driven multiple passwords system is provided wherein a list of stored passwords are used in rotation over time in accordance with a set of rules or conditions managed by the system. With such an arrangement, the currently active password of a system User may automatically be changed, in accordance with the rules or conditions, to the next password in the list. The User is notified as to the newly assigned password.

主权项

1. A computer system for controlling access to user accounts comprising:
storage apparatus for initially storing a single temporary password to a user account to allow said user account to create a preselected list of user account passwords with each password available for use by said user account and created according to any password creation rules of said computer system to form a password stack; storage apparatus for storing a list of user account created passwords to form said password stack with each password available for use by said user account and created by said user account according to said password creation rules of said computer system; storage apparatus for storing a set of conditions for automatically assigning a new password to said user account from said preselected list of user account created passwords of said password stack when conditions for assigning a new password occur, said set of conditions including specified time limits to expiration for each of said passwords in said password stack; and a processor for monitoring said user account to determine when said conditions occur and automatically act to assign a new password from said preselected list of user account created passwords of said password stack when said conditions occur including conditions for automatically assigning to said user account a new password from said password stack when a virus is detected.