Patent ID: 11411947

Abstract:
Systems and methods for smart contract-based detection of authentication attacks are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include: (1) receiving an identification of a plurality of password-protected resources from an account holder; (2) receiving a rule identifying an automated protective action to be taken in response to a failed login attempt with one of password-protected resources; (3) receiving, at a distributed ledger, a notification of a login attempt with one of the plurality of password-protected resources; (4) a smart contract or self-executing code executed by the information processing apparatus determining that the login attempt meets the rule; (5) the smart contract or self-executing code taking the automated protective action with the one of the plurality of password-protected resources and another of the plurality of password-protected resources; and (6) the smart contract or self-executing code committing the automated protective action to the distributed ledger.