Patent ID: 11936664
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 1:
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the measure of weak credential failed sign-ins comprises at least one of the following:
a measure based on a count of weak passphrase failed sign-ins directed to the target account;
a measure based on a count of weak passphrase failed sign-ins directed from the source location;
a measure based on a count of weak passphrase failed sign-ins directed from the source location when the source location is familiar in that the source location has been previously associated with an authorized user of the target account;
a measure based on a count of weak passphrase failed sign-ins directed from the source location when the source location is unfamiliar in that the source location has not been previously associated with an authorized user of the target account;
a measure based on a count of weak passphrase failed sign-ins directed to any of a predefined set of accounts that includes the target account; or
a measure based on a count of weak passphrase failed sign-ins directed from any of a predefined set of locations that includes the source location;
a measure based on a count of wrong username failed sign-ins directed to the target account;
a measure based on a count of wrong username failed sign-ins directed from the source location;
a measure based on a count of wrong username failed sign-ins directed from the source location when the source location is familiar in that the source location has been previously associated with an authorized user of the target account;
a measure based on a count of wrong username failed sign-ins directed from the source location when the source location is unfamiliar in that the source location has not been previously associated with an authorized user of the target account;
a measure based on a count of wrong username failed sign-ins directed to any of a predefined set of accounts that includes the target account;
a measure based on a count of wrong username failed sign-ins directed from any of a predefined set of locations that includes the source location; or
a measure of an increase in weak credential failed sign-ins.