TY - CONF T1 - Pass-pic: A mobile user authentication T2 - Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), 2015 IEEE International Conference on Y1 - 2015 A1 - Bajwa, Garima A1 - Ram Dantu A1 - Aldridge, Ryan KW - alphanumeric username KW - Authentication KW - key loggers KW - Keyboards KW - message authentication KW - mobile authentication KW - Mobile communication KW - mobile user authentication KW - pass-pic KW - passwords KW - pattern based passwords KW - picture based authentication system KW - PIN numbers KW - Random access memory KW - Security KW - smart phones KW - smudge attacks KW - Vibrations AB -

Conventional authentication methods utilizing alphanumeric username and passwords, PIN numbers, or any combination thereof have many weaknesses. On modern smart phones there are multiple ways users can authenticate. The traditional username password combination is used often as well as PIN passwords and pattern based passwords. The problem with these methods is that they are still vulnerable. A short password or to a much greater extent a PIN, or a pattern password can be defeated by various techniques such as smudge attacks, key loggers and so on. Our aim with Pass-Pic is to implement a picture based authentication system that is both more secure and easier for the user to both input and remember.

JF - Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), 2015 IEEE International Conference on ER -