Abstract: A software update apparatus and method in a virtualized environment. The software update method performed by a software update apparatus in a virtualized environment includes monitoring an operation that is invoked when software is updated in a guest operating system area, creating a software profile by analyzing results of the monitoring, mounting a virtual disk image for a target virtual machine in a target directory in a virtual machine monitor area, and incorporating update information of at least one of a file and a registry that are specified in the software profile into the target directory in which the virtual disk image is mounted.

Abstract: A software update apparatus and method in a virtualized environment. The software update method performed by a software update apparatus in a virtualized environment includes monitoring an operation that is invoked when software is updated in a guest operating system area, creating a software profile by analyzing results of the monitoring, mounting a virtual disk image for a target virtual machine in a target directory in a virtual machine monitor area, and incorporating update information of at least one of a file and a registry that are specified in the software profile into the target directory in which the virtual disk image is mounted.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for authenticating a password of a user terminal. The method includes: pre-setting, by a user, a password and an identification image for identifying the password; moving a keypad window or an image window realized on a screen of the user terminal according to an action of the user; determining, when a plurality of images included in the image window and a plurality of keys included in the keypad window sequentially overlap with each other, whether a plurality of keys and the identification image corresponding to the password sequentially overlap; and authenticating the password when the plurality of keys and the identification image corresponding to the password sequentially overlap. Accordingly, password information may be protected from a third person observation as the user inputs a pre-set password in an indirect method without having to directly input the pre-set password through an authentication interface.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for authenticating a password of a user terminal by using a password icon. The method includes: method of authenticating a password of a user terminal, the method including: pre-setting, by a user, a password icon corresponding to a password and a moving direction of the password icon; sequentially moving the icon according to actions of the user at a screen of the user terminal; when the icon is sequentially moved, determining whether the pre-set password icon and the pre-set moving direction of the password icon are matched; and authenticating the password when the password icon and the moving direction of the password icon is sequentially matched.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for authenticating a password of a user terminal by using a password icon. The method includes: method of authenticating a password of a user terminal, the method including: pre-setting, by a user, a password icon corresponding to a password and a moving direction of the password icon; sequentially moving the icon according to actions of the user at a screen of the user terminal; when the icon is sequentially moved, determining whether the pre-set password icon and the pre-set moving direction of the password icon are matched; and authenticating the password when the password icon and the moving direction of the password icon is sequentially matched.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for authenticating a password of a user terminal. The method includes: pre-setting, by a user, a password and an identification image for identifying the password; moving a keypad window or an image window realized on a screen of the user terminal according to an action of the user; determining, when a plurality of images included in the image window and a plurality of keys included in the keypad window sequentially overlap with each other, whether a plurality of keys and the identification image corresponding to the password sequentially overlap; and authenticating the password when the plurality of keys and the identification image corresponding to the password sequentially overlap. Accordingly, password information may be protected from a third person observation as the user inputs a pre-set password in an indirect method without having to directly input the pre-set password through an authentication interface.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for authenticating a password, wherein the method includes: generating at least one input grid cell into which a password is input from among a plurality of grid cells realized on a screen of a user terminal; and authenticating the password when the password is identical to a number of identification grid cells included in an authentication range predetermined based on the at least one input grid cell, wherein the identification grid cells are set to authenticate the password from among the plurality of grid cells. Accordingly, password information may be prevented from being exposed to a third person observer since a variable password is input whenever a user tries password authentication in a terminal.