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Honeywords are decoy passwords that can be added to a credential database; if a login attempt uses a honeyword, this indicates that the site's credential database has been leaked. In this paper we explore the basic requirements for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-07 Zonghao Huang , Lujo Bauer , Michael K. Reiter

A partial password is a mode of password-based authentication that is widely used, especially in the financial sector. It is based on a challenge-response protocol, where at each login attempt, a challenge requesting characters from…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-01-03 Theodosis Mourouzis , Marcin Wojcik , Nikos Komninos

OpenClaw-like agents offer substantial productivity benefits, yet they are insecure by default because they combine untrusted inputs, autonomous action, extensibility, and privileged system access within a single execution loop. We use…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-16 Zongwei Li , Wenkai Li , Xiaoqi Li

In this research paper, our intent is to outline different types of malware, their means of operation, and how they are detected in order to protect yourself against such attacks. Varied permission, and limited technical resources mean that…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-26 Sebastian Grochola , Andrew Milliner

Network administration is an inherently complex task, in particular with regard to security. Using the Isabelle interactive proof assistant, we develop two automated, formally verified tools which help uncovering and preventing bugs in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-08-29 Cornelius Diekmann

Security testing has been a career path that many are beginning to take. In doing so, security testing can hit the realms of many different types of engagements, ranging from web, infrastructure and social engineering. With the risk of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-06-19 Jack Whitter-Jones , Mathew Evans

Static analysis remains one of the most popular approaches for detecting and correcting poor or vulnerable program code. It involves the examination of code listings, test results, or other documentation to identify errors, violations of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-08-27 Fitzroy D. Nembhard , Marco M. Carvalho

Password security has been compelled to evolve in response to the growing computational capabilities of modern systems. However, this evolution has often resulted in increasingly complex security practices that alienate users, leading to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Tonmoy Ghosh

Authentication systems are designed to give the right person access to an organization's information system and to restrict it from the wrong person. Such systems are designed by IT professionals to protect an organization's assets (e.g.,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-09-04 Christopher S. Pilson , James C. McElroy

As network security issues continue gaining prominence, password security has become crucial in safeguarding personal information and network systems. This study first introduces various methods for system password cracking, outlines…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-11 Jiazhi Mo , Hailu Kuang , Xiaoqi Li

Preservation of information and computer security is broadly dependent on the secured authentication system which is underpinned by password. Text based password is a commonly used and available system for authentication. But it bears many…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-05-26 Sanjida Akter Sharna , Sheikh Ashraf Ali

Passwords are the most common mechanism for authenticating users online. However, studies have shown that users find it difficult to create and manage secure passwords. To that end, passphrases are often recommended as a usable alternative…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-17 Avirup Mukherjee , Kousshik Murali , Shivam Kumar Jha , Niloy Ganguly , Rahul Chatterjee , Mainack Mondal

Security attacks are growing in an exponential manner and their impact on existing systems is seriously high and can lead to dangerous consequences. However, in order to reduce the effect of these attacks, penetration tests are highly…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-03-30 Jean-Paul A. Yaacoub , Hassan N. Noura , Ola Salman , Ali Chehab

Password managers are important tools that enable us to use stronger passwords, freeing us from the cognitive burden of remembering them. Despite this, there are still many users who do not fully trust password managers. In this paper, we…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-22 Miguel Grilo , João F. Ferreira , José Bacelar Almeida

Cybersecurity has been a concern for quite a while now. In the latest years, cyberattacks have been increasing in size and complexity, fueled by significant advances in technology. Nowadays, there is an unavoidable necessity of protecting…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-11-22 Tiago Dias , Nuno Oliveira , Norberto Sousa , Isabel Praça , Orlando Sousa

The rapid advancement of quantum computing poses a significant threat to many current security algorithms used for secure communication, digital authentication, and information encryption. A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-19 Basel Halak , Cristian Sebastian Csete , Edward Joyce , Jack Papaioannou , Alexandre Pires , Jin Soma , Betul Gokkaya , Michael Murphy

A MATLAB toolbox is presented, with the goal of checking occurrences of design errors typically found in fixed-point digital systems, considering finite word-length effects. In particular, the present toolbox works as a front-end to a…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-02-21 Lennon Chaves , Iury Bessa , Lucas Cordeiro , Daniel Kroening , Eddie Filho

Over the years security experts in the field of Information Technology have had a tough time in making passwords secure. This paper studies and takes a careful look at this issue from the angle of philosophy and cognitive science. We have…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2009-09-15 M Atif Qureshi , Arjumand Younus , Arslan Ahmed Khan

In 2013, Tsai et al. cryptanalyzed Yeh et al. scheme and shown that Yeh et al., scheme is vulnerable to various cryptographic attacks and proposed an improved scheme. In this poster we will show that Tsai et al., scheme is also vulnerable…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2014-01-24 Vorugunti Chandra Sekhar , Mrudula Sarvabhatla

This paper identifies an intrusion surveillance framework which provides an analyst with the ability to investigate and monitor cyber-attacks in a covert manner. Where cyber-attacks are perpetrated for the purposes of espionage the ability…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2014-10-17 Chris Chapman , Scott Knight , Tom Dean