Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of hashing a password received from a user device to create one or more password hash values, determining whether the one or more password hash values match any internal password hash values of an internal password history chain stored in a blockchain, and providing an access level to the user device assigned to the matched one or more internal password hash values.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of determining whether one or more password strings are related to a password, the password strings are transmitted from a user device, hashing the one or more password strings to create one or more password hash values, determining whether the one or more password hash values match any internal password hash values of an internal password history chain stored in an internal blockchain, determining whether the one or more password hash values match any external password hash values of an external password history chain stored in an external blockchain, and responsive to determining the one or more password hash values do not match any internal password hash value and any external password hash values, storing a new password in one or more of the internal blockchain and the external blockchain.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of determining whether one or more password strings are related to a password, the password strings are transmitted from a user device, hashing the one or more password strings to create one or more password hash values, determining whether the one or more password hash values match any internal password hash values of an internal password history chain stored in an internal blockchain, determining whether the one or more password hash values match any external password hash values of an external password history chain stored in an external blockchain, and responsive to determining the one or more password hash values do not match any internal password hash value and any external password hash values, storing a new password in one or more of the internal blockchain and the external blockchain.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of hashing a password received from a user device to create one or more password hash values, determining whether the one or more password hash values match any internal password hash values of an internal password history chain stored in a blockchain, and providing an access level to the user device assigned to the matched one or more internal password hash values.

Abstract: It has been discovered that damage to an optical disc can be used as a damage signature for that optical disc. The damage signature can be digitally represented to uniquely identify the optical disc in combination with other identifying information that identifies the optical disc. Services, such as a restore service, can be provided to a user after validation of a digital damage signature of an optical disc.

Abstract: It has been discovered that inaccurate representations of content read from an optical disc can be restored. A representation of content read from a damaged optical disc may include data that corresponds to misread data sections. The data for the misread data sections can be replaced with portions of an accurate representation of the content. The portions can be extracted from an accurate representation maintained online or at a local repository of digital representations of content.

Abstract: It has been discovered that damage to an optical disc can be used as a damage signature for that optical disc. The damage signature can be digitally represented to uniquely identify the optical disc in combination with other identifying information that identifies the optical disc. Services, such as a restore service, can be provided to a user after validation of a digital damage signature of an optical disc.

Abstract: It has been discovered that inaccurate representations of content read from an optical disc can be restored. A representation of content read from a damaged optical disc may include data that corresponds to misread data sections. The data for the misread data sections can be replaced with portions of an accurate representation of the content. The portions can be extracted from an accurate representation maintained online or at a local repository of digital representations of content.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are provided for controlling presentation of instant messages to a recipient in a data processing system. Embodiments include establishing threshold priority criteria, receiving an instant message, determining whether the instant message meets the threshold priority criteria, and presenting to the recipient the instant message if the instant message meets the threshold priority criteria. Determining whether the instant message meets the threshold priority criteria may be carried out by identifying attributes of the instant message and determining whether the attributes of the instant message meet the threshold priority criteria in dependence upon criteria evaluation rules.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for persisting data from an instant messaging session. The method includes opening an instant messaging client, connecting with a server hosting an instant messaging service, logging into the server, identifying an instant messaging session as persistent, upon exiting, receiving a message asking whether persistent data should be downloaded to the client; and receiving the persistent data from the instant messaging session. Another embodiment is directed to a computer system including a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and an instant messaging client configured to run via the processor and memory, the instant messaging client configured to identify predetermined instant messaging sessions as persistent and store the instant messaging session in the memory.

Abstract: There may be circumstances under which the user may wish the convenience of being able to insert a textual block into the file of a particular document without having to open the file of the receiving document and displaying the receiving document. Indicating a block of data in a displayed document to be copied to another selected document in combination with locating the data file of this selected target document and then copying the indicated block of data into the file of the selected target document without displaying this target document during the copying. Since the target document file is not opened so that the target document may be displayed, it is preferable that a position in the file of the target document be preselected and the textual data block being transferred placed at that preselected position.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product is disclosed for customizing a synthesized voice based upon audible input voice data. The input voice data is typically in the form of one or more predetermined paragraphs being read into a voice recorder. The input voice data is then analyzed for adjustable voice characteristics to determine basic voice qualities (e.g., pitch, breathiness, tone, speed; variability of any of these qualities, etc.) and to identify any “specialized speech patterns”. Based upon this analysis, the characteristics of the voice utilized to read text appearing on the screen are modified to resemble the input voice data. This allows a user of the system to easily and automatically create a voice that is familiar to the user.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, system and computer program product for analyzing and reporting the status of an adapter in a data processing system. The system includes a service application having the capability of providing a variety of service functions to permit data to be captured regarding the status of the adapter, and a communication structure to permit data to be transmitted to and received from the service application. The analyzing and reporting system of the invention facilitates the reporting and diagnosis of adapter problems so that encountered problems can be better understood and more easily corrected.