Patent ID: 9396324
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: providing a device configured to control access to one or more functions of the device, wherein access is based on submission and verification of an appropriate password; providing a user with one or more options for a time-to-live value for a password submitted by the user, wherein the one or more options are dependent upon a characteristic of the password submitted by the user; receiving, at the device a selection by the user of one of the one or more options; receiving, at the device, the password from the user; evaluating the password to determine if it satisfies one or more criteria applicable to the selected option, wherein at least one of the one or more criteria is based upon a role of the user; if the password satisfies the one or more criteria applicable to the selected option, then setting a password time-to-live value for the user to the time-to-live-value corresponding to the selected option; and changing operation of the access control for the device in response to the time-to-live-value corresponding to the selected option.