| CPC G06F 21/46 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
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1. A server computer system configured to protect user credentials, the server computer system comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
select a number N of non-sequential positions in a password according to a selection strategy;
sample the number N of characters from the password corresponding to the selected non-sequential positions;
store the selected positions;
store the sampled characters separately from the selected positions;
detect entry of the sampled characters in the N non-sequential positions in a protected location; and
perform a security action in response to the entry of the sampled characters in the protected location.
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