Patent ID: 8353039
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of automating a multi-step authentication sequence for accessing a computer resource, comprising: processing form information associated with the multi-step authentication sequence, wherein the multi-step authentication sequence comprises a plurality of queries, wherein the plurality of queries for the multi-step authentication sequence are associated with a plurality of web pages, wherein processing the form information further comprises: identifying a password field on a first web page of the plurality of web pages, and identifying a second web page associated with the first web page of the plurality of web pages; and communicating a response to a portion of the multi-step authentication sequence using form information that corresponds to a query upon recognition of indicia of the portion of the plurality of web pages where the portion comprises the query, wherein the indicia comprises at least one of host URLs, target URLs, form fields, and page text, and wherein the indicia is recognized for at least part of the multi-step authentication sequence by at least one of an exact match or a fuzzy match.