Abstract: According to one embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) includes a surface device, a processor, and a memory with program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause an Information Handling System (IHS) to receive a plurality of signals representing a plurality of pressure points that have been actuated on the surface device, generate a passcode according to a position of each pressure point relative to one another, and compare the generated passcode with a stored baseline passcode to authenticate the user. The pressure points represent at least one hand of the user.

Abstract: Three-dimensional density key authentication employs a solid three-dimensional key, opaque to visible light, having varying three-dimensional density. A first three-dimensional reader-sensor scans the three-dimensional key and creates a first digital density map of the three-dimensional key, or/or a hash thereof. An authentication server Information Handling System (IHS), operatively coupled to the first three-dimensional reader-sensor preloads the first digital density map or hash, and maps a user, action, operation and/or the like with the three-dimensional key.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing and maintaining Input/Output (I/O) operations in a distributed storage system with multiple storage sites when communications links between the sites fail are provided. Mirrored storage sites use an update policy, including an update record and a bitmap configured to track changes in memory blocks storing an I/O request. When a link between two or more sites fails, one or more of the sites may be designated as a primary site, on which normal I/O operations may continue. One or more sites may also be designated as non-primary sites and are “detached” with respect to the primary site or sites. I/O operations on the non-primary sites may be suspended until the link is restored. When the link is restored, the update records and bitmaps are used to rebuild the detached sites.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing and maintaining Input/Output (I/O) operations in a distributed storage system with multiple storage sites when communications links between the sites fail are provided. Mirrored storage sites use an update policy, including an update record and a bitmap configured to track changes in memory blocks storing an I/O request. When a link between two or more sites fails, one or more of the sites may be designated as a primary site, on which normal I/O operations may continue. One or more sites may also be designated as non-primary sites and are “detached” with respect to the primary site or sites. I/O operations on the non-primary sites may be suspended until the link is restored. When the link is restored, the update records and bitmaps are used to rebuild the detached sites.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved security by facial micro-expression sequence are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, where the memory includes program instructions store thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: obtain a video or a series of images of at least a portion of a face of a user of the IHS; determine a sequence of micro-expressions from the video or series of images; compare the determined sequence of micro-expressions to a stored sequence of micro-expressions; and authenticate the user based, at least in part, on the comparison indicating a match.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing user authentication. The method includes obtaining an authentication request from a user, wherein the authentication request comprises a tap rhythm generated by the user using an authentication device; in response to the obtaining: identifying a user entry of a user entry repository associated with the user, wherein the user entry comprises an authenticating tap rhythm associated with the user; comparing the tap rhythm with the authenticating tap rhythm; making a determination that the tap rhythm matches the authenticating tap rhythm; and in response to the determination: approving the authentication request.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for managing initiator identities are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes monitoring one or more port identifiers used by respective ones of a plurality of host initiators for accessing one or more storage components of a storage system; detecting, based on the monitoring, anomalous behavior of at least a first one of the host initiators, wherein the detecting comprises identifying that the first host initiator is using at least one same port identifier as a second one of the host initiators to access a particular one of the storage components; and performing at least one automated action in response to the detecting.

Abstract: A technique for transferring data from a host to a data storage system includes monitoring performance metrics indicative of data compression and network transmission from the host to the storage system and dynamically selecting a compression process from among multiple options of compression processes to optimize end-to-end performance based on the monitored indicators.

Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) (e.g., a terminal, automated teller machine, etc.) initiates a password input session, creates a Random Transformation Algorithm (RTA) for the input session, instructs an IHS user to apply the RTA to entry of a key sequence of the password, accepts entry of the key sequence from the user via an IHS keyboard and/or keypad, and reverses transformation of the user entry of the key sequence in accordance with the RTA logically arriving at the password. The IHS may then (encrypt and) send the password to a server for authentication. The RTA may swap keyboard and/or keypad characters by position and/or value, shift keyboard and/or keypad character values up or down, geometrically move keyboard and/or keypad characters, and/or rotate keyboard and/or keypad characters about an axis. The instructions may be communicated to the user via a third party device, the keyboard, a display, or the like.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computing cluster-wide shredding system includes a shredding device configured to shred multiple computing components of a computing cluster, such as a data center. The shredding device operates under control of a shredding controller. The shredding controller includes executable instructions that receives a trigger signal requesting that the computing cluster be shredded, and controls the shredding device to shred the computing cluster.

Abstract: A technique for transferring data from a host to a data storage system includes monitoring performance metrics indicative of data compression and network transmission from the host to the storage system and dynamically selecting a compression process from among multiple options of compression processes to optimize end-to-end performance based on the monitored indicators.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved security by facial micro-expression sequence are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, where the memory includes program instructions store thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: obtain a video or a series of images of at least a portion of a face of a user of the IHS; determine a sequence of micro-expressions from the video or series of images; compare the determined sequence of micro-expressions to a stored sequence of micro-expressions; and authenticate the user based, at least in part, on the comparison indicating a match.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for coordinating storage system events are provided herein. An example method includes generating a representation of a set of components associated with a storage system comprising information corresponding to at least one data mirror in the set and at least one path associated with the set; obtaining a request from a given component in the set to perform an action that affects one or more of: at least one data mirror and at least one path; determining, based at least in part on the generated representation, whether the action will reduce a redundancy of the storage system to below a threshold level of redundancy specified for the storage system; and providing, to the given component, a response based at least in part on a result of the determining, wherein a performance of the action is controlled based at least in part on the response.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for authenticating a user according to the structure of their hands are provided. According to one embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) includes a surface device, a processor, and a memory with program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause an Information Handling System (IHS) to receive a plurality of signals representing a plurality of pressure points that have been actuated on the surface device, generate a passcode according to a position of each pressure point relative to one another, and compare the generated passcode with a stored baseline passcode to authenticate the user. The pressure points represent at least one hand of the user.

Abstract: Three-dimensional density key authentication employs a solid three-dimensional key, opaque to visible light, having varying three-dimensional density. A first three-dimensional reader-sensor scans the three-dimensional key and creates a first digital density map of the three-dimensional key, or/or a hash thereof. An authentication server Information Handling System (IHS), operatively coupled to the first three-dimensional reader-sensor preloads the first digital density map or hash, and maps a user, action, operation and/or the like with the three-dimensional key.

Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) (e.g., a terminal, automated teller machine, etc.) initiates a password input session, creates a Random Transformation Algorithm (RTA) for the input session, instructs an IHS user to apply the RTA to entry of a key sequence of the password, accepts entry of the key sequence from the user via an IHS keyboard and/or keypad, and reverses transformation of the user entry of the key sequence in accordance with the RTA logically arriving at the password. The IHS may then (encrypt and) send the password to a server for authentication. The RTA may swap keyboard and/or keypad characters by position and/or value, shift keyboard and/or keypad character values up or down, geometrically move keyboard and/or keypad characters, and/or rotate keyboard and/or keypad characters about an axis. The instructions may be communicated to the user via a third party device, the keyboard, a display, or the like.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for providing an automated services exchange are described herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining provider requests from one or more service providers, wherein each of the provider requests comprises an indication of at least one type of service provided by the corresponding service provider and attributes associated with the at least one type of the service; processing the provider requests, wherein the processing for a respective one of the provider requests comprises generating a corresponding set of metrics associated with the at least one type of service and the attributes of the respective provider request; and matching a given one of the provider requests to at least one consumer request based at least in part on: the processing and constraints identified in the at least one consumer request with respect to at least a portion of the attributes of the given provider request.

Abstract: Methods, system, and non-transitory processor-readable storage medium for distributed and multi-level server authentication are provided herein. An example method includes receiving, by a plurality of second servers, a plurality of authentication secret slices, where a first server transmits each of the plurality of authentication secret slices to a respective second server of the plurality of second servers, receiving, by the first server, an authentication confirmation from each of the plurality of second servers and confirming, by the first server to a client, that an authentication request has succeeded.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computing cluster-wide shredding system includes a shredding device configured to shred multiple computing components of a computing cluster, such as a data center. The shredding device operates under control of a shredding controller. The shredding controller includes executable instructions that receives a trigger signal requesting that the computing cluster be shredded, and controls the shredding device to shred the computing cluster.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a cloud deployment of software applications. A plurality of virtual machines of the cloud deployment that are used to operate the software applications are defined. Network communications between the virtual machines are monitored to measure bandwidth utilization by the virtual machines. Resource utilization by each of the virtual machines, such as memory, storage and processor usage, are also monitored. Availability constraints for the software applications are determined. A resource utilization function is defined for the deployment of the software applications for operation on some or all of the virtual machines within the availability constraints. The resource utilization function is solved to determine an updated cloud deployment of the software applications on a selected portion of the virtual machines. The cloud deployment is reconfigured to utilize the selected portion of the virtual machines, thus collapsing the resources utilized by the cloud deployment.