OBFUSCATING MOBILE DEVICE PASSWORDS THROUGH PATTERN GENERATION

A computer-implemented a method for authenticating a user includes: displaying, by a computer device, a first user interface on a display; receiving, by the computer device, user input defining a first pattern; displaying, by the computer device, a second pattern on the display, wherein the second p...

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Hauptverfasser: Neil Smith, Madeleine R, Bean, Chris R, Green, Sophie D, Head, Stephen R.F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A computer-implemented a method for authenticating a user includes: displaying, by a computer device, a first user interface on a display; receiving, by the computer device, user input defining a first pattern; displaying, by the computer device, a second pattern on the display, wherein the second pattern is different than the first pattern; comparing, by the computer device, the first pattern to a predefined pattern; and based on the comparing, the computer device performing one of: re-displaying the first user interface when the first pattern does not match the predefined pattern; and displaying a second user interface when the first pattern does match the predefined pattern.