Patent ID: 8826396

Claim:
A method for guiding a user to simultaneously reset a plurality of passwords, comprising: storing computer executable instructions on a memory; employing a processor that executes the computer executable instructions stored on the memory to implement the following acts: accessing a first password specification for a first network entity, wherein the first password specification comprises a first set of rules that each valid password for the first network entity must comply with; accessing a second password specification for a second network entity, wherein the second password specification comprises a second set of rules that each valid password for the second network entity must comply with; determining, based on the first and second password specifications, that an aggregate password specification can simultaneously satisfy the first and second password specifications; determining an aggregate password specification that satisfies both the first and second password specification by entering characteristics into a table record for each password specification and determining a most stringent entry for each respective characteristic; prompting a user to input a new password that satisfies the aggregate password specification to reset both a first and second password for the first and second network entities respectively; and guiding the user to input the new password to include a type of character associated with an increased touch score as one of the characters of the new password.