摘要 |
A telecommunications component, such as a switch or server, is provided that includes a timer 120 and an access agent 116 operable to (a) authenticate a user using a first (typically dynamic) password; (b) after the user is successfully authenticated using the first password, receive a request from the user for a second (temporary, typically non-dynamic) password to be authorized for at least one of the user and a login associated with the user; (c) provide the user with the second password; and {d} initiate the timer to determine when an assigned life for the second password has expired.
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