Method and apparatus which enable a computer user to verify whether they have correctly input their password into a computer

   
   

Upon input of a password to a computer, the password is subjected to a hashing function to generate an N-bit number. The N-bit number is divided into two smaller numbers that are used as indexes to retrieve objects from a list of objects. The retrieved objects are presented to a user, and the user is prompted to verify that the objects are recognizable as the objects which the user knows to be associated with their password. If the objects are verified as being recognizable, the password is accepted as a correct and intended input. Alternative embodiments of this method, and associated apparatus, are also disclosed.

Sobre entrada de una contraseña a una computadora, la contraseña se sujeta a una función del hashing para generar un número del N-pedacito. El número del N-pedacito se divide en dos números más pequeños que se utilicen como índices para recuperar objetos de una lista de objetos. Los objetos recuperados se presentan a un usuario, e incitan al usuario verificar que los objetos son reconocibles como los objetos que el usuario sabe para ser asociado a su contraseña. Si los objetos se verifican como siendo reconocibles, la contraseña se acepta como entrada correcta y prevista. Las encarnaciones alternativas de este método, y los aparatos asociados, también se divulgan.

 
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