Information security – Access control or authentication – Stand-alone
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-14
2011-11-22
Revak, Christopher (Department: 2431)
Information security
Access control or authentication
Stand-alone
C726S018000, C726S027000, C713S193000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08065724
ABSTRACT:
An unattended computer-based machine is authenticated by the present invention method, system or apparatus. The subject machine may be an auto-restarted machine or similar machine configured to be unattended. Upon receipt of initializing input from a user at a subject computer-based machine, a working process authenticates the user and generates resulting credentials. The working process stores the generated credentials in a memory area of the subject machine. Separate from and independent of the working process is a security monitor of the present invention. A monitoring module of the present invention monitors user activity on the subject machine and upon detecting suspect activity destroys the stored credentials of the working process. Suspect activity includes any activity raising a suspicion of compromise.
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Bartley Timothy Simon
Stephen Kenneth
Waltenberg Peter Theodore
International Business Machines - Corporation
Judson David H.
LaBaw Jeffrey S.
Revak Christopher
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