Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
A system for authenticating access to a data processing
device or database is provided. The system includes a
comparison module for comparing an attempt identifier with
an account identifier, and a state-determining module for
determining a state variable associated with at least one of
the attempt identifier and the account identifier. The statedetermining
module determines the state variable by incrementing
the state variable if the attempt identifier does not
match the account identifier and if the state variable is less
than a predetermined upper bound threshold, decrementing
the state variable if the attempt identifier does match the
account identifier and if the state variable is greater than a
predetermined lower bound threshold, and authenticating
the attempt identifier if the attempt identifier does match the
account identifier and if the state variable equals the predetermined
lower bound threshold.
device or database is provided. The system includes a
comparison module for comparing an attempt identifier with
an account identifier, and a state-determining module for
determining a state variable associated with at least one of
the attempt identifier and the account identifier. The statedetermining
module determines the state variable by incrementing
the state variable if the attempt identifier does not
match the account identifier and if the state variable is less
than a predetermined upper bound threshold, decrementing
the state variable if the attempt identifier does match the
account identifier and if the state variable is greater than a
predetermined lower bound threshold, and authenticating
the attempt identifier if the attempt identifier does match the
account identifier and if the state variable equals the predetermined
lower bound threshold.
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