User identifier management

摘要

The different illustrative embodiments provide a method for managing user identifiers presented in accordance with an illustrative embodiment. In an illustrative embodiment, a determination is made whether the new user identifier matches an existing user identifier according to a policy for a minimum degree of character variation between the new user identifier and the existing user identifier responsive to receiving a request to store a new user identifier. The request to store the new user identifier is rejected responsive to a determination that the new user identifier matches the existing user identifier according to the policy. The request is approved responsive to an absence of a determination that the new user identifier matches the existing user identifier according to the policy.

主权项

1. A method for managing a new user identifier comprising:
responsive to receiving a request to store the new user identifier, determining whether the new user identifier matches an existing user identifier according to a number of character variant matches between respective characters in the new user identifier and the existing user identifier; responsive to a determination that the new user identifier matches the existing user identifier according to the number of character variant matches between the respective characters in the new user identifier and the existing user identifier, rejecting the request to store the new user identifier; and responsive to an absence of a determination that the new user identifier matches the existing user identifier according to the number of character variant matches between the respective characters in the new user identifier and the existing user identifier, approving the request.