Patent ID: 7136490

Claim:
A method within a computing platform of graphically providing a secure field value retrieval and entry, wherein said computing platform includes a display device, a field activation device and a user selection device, said method comprising: providing to a plurality of application programs an interface to request application-specific passwords, said plurality of application programs including at least one web browser program, and at least one non-browser program; receiving a request from an application program via said interface for input of an application-specific password; receiving a computing context indicator regarding at least a position of an original entry point for a password as displayed by said requesting application program; displaying a user first dialogue to receive a master key value from a user, said user dialogue being displayed in a position so as to overlay said original entry point for a password as displayed by said requesting application program; determining if said master key value is a correct master key value; retrieving a plurality of field values from a secure field value store which are associated with said requesting application program, said activated field and a user identification; displaying to a user a second dialogue to receive a selection by said user from said retrieved plurality of field values; and automatically entering said selected field value into said original entry point for said requesting application program.