Patent ID: 8881251
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer authentication system comprising: a memory holding a graphical password of a given user, the graphical password being formed of a user selected series of certain graphical elements chosen from within at least one user-selected category; an authentication process executable by a processor and implementing an authentication session, the authentication process having: wherein upon the end-user correctly selecting all of the certain graphical elements forming the graphical password, the authentication process positively authenticates the end-user as the given user of the graphical password; and wherein the certain graphical elements of the graphical password and the graphical elements from the source are organized by respective category, and strength of the graphical password is a function of (i) a number of the graphical elements chosen in sequence from the user-selected categories used in forming the graphical password, (ii) a total number of available categories from which the user selects, and (iii) a total number of graphical elements within each of the available categories.