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Today, two-factor authentication (2FA) is a widely implemented mechanism to counter phishing attacks. Although much effort has been investigated in 2FA, most 2FA systems are still vulnerable to carefully designed phishing attacks, and some…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-09-02 Yuanyi Sun , Sencun Zhu , Yao Zhao , Pengfei Sun

Account security is an ongoing issue in practice. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is a mechanism which could help mitigate this problem, however adoption is not very high in most domains. Online gaming has adopted an interesting approach to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-10-17 Karoline Busse , Sabrina Amft , Daniel Hecker , Emanuel von Zezschwitz

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is a pioneer technology which has depicted a new lifestyle for humanity in all around the world. Every day we observe an increase in the scope of RFID applications and no one cannot withdraw its…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-01-19 Seyed Salman Sajjadi Ghaemmaghami , Afrooz Haghbin , Mahtab Mirmohseni

In this research, we conduct a user study that compares different computer/system authentication methods. More specifically, we look into comparing regular password authentication with picture authentication. Picture authentication means…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-01-19 Ignacio Astaburuaga

Password users frequently employ passwords that are too simple, or they just reuse passwords for multiple websites. A common complaint is that utilizing secure passwords is too difficult. One possible solution to this problem is to use a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-06-04 Elan Rosenfeld , Santosh Vempala , Manuel Blum

We conducted a survey of 67 graduate students enrolled in the Privacy and Security in Healthcare course at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. This was done to measure user preference and their understanding of usability and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-02-24 Saptarshi Purkayastha , Shreya Goyal , Bolu Oluwalade , Tyler Phillips , Huanmei Wu , Xukai Zou

Password security can no longer provide enough security in the area of remote user authentication. Considering this security drawback, researchers are trying to find solution with multifactor remote user authentication system. Recently,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-11-06 Hossen Asiful Mustafa , Hasan Muhammad Kafi

Over the past 15 years, researchers have identified an increasing number of security mechanisms that are so unusable that the intended users either circumvent them or give up on a service rather than suffer the security. With hindsight, the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2016-07-13 Brain Glass , Graeme Jenkinson , Yuqi Liu , M. Angela Sasse , Frank Stajano

Attackers increasingly, and with high success rates, use social engineering techniques to circumvent second factor authentication (2FA) technologies, compromise user accounts and sidestep fraud detection technologies. We introduce a social…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-01-20 Markus Jakobsson

Users often choose passwords that are easy to remember but also easy to guess by attackers. Recent studies have revealed the vulnerability of textual passwords to shoulder surfing and keystroke loggers. It remains a critical challenge in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2014-07-29 Mahdi Nasrullah Al-Ameen , S M Taiabul Haque , Matthew Wright

Privacy-preserving biometric authentication (PPBA) enables client authentication without revealing sensitive biometric data, addressing privacy and security concerns. Many studies have proposed efficient cryptographic solutions to this…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Fuyi Wang , Fangyuan Sun , Mingyuan Fan , Jianying Zhou , Jin Ma , Chao Chen , Jiangang Shu , Leo Yu Zhang

Face Recognition Systems (FRS) have increasingly integrated into critical applications, including surveillance and user authentication, highlighting their pivotal role in modern security systems. Recent studies have revealed vulnerabilities…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Jiahao Chen , Zhiqiang Shen , Yuwen Pu , Chunyi Zhou , Changjiang Li , Jiliang Li , Ting Wang , Shouling Ji

The existing authentication system has two entry points (i.e., username and password fields) to interact with the outside, but neither of them has a gatekeeper, making the system vulnerable to cyberattacks. In order to ensure the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Suyun Borjigin

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has become widely adopted as an efficient and secure way to validate someone's identity online. Two-factor authentication is difficult in virtual reality (VR) because users are usually wearing a head-mounted…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Aiur Nanzatov , Lourdes Peña-Castillo , Oscar Meruvia-Pastor

Security and usability issues with passwords suggest a need for a new authentication scheme. Several alternatives involve a physical device or token. We investigate one such alternative, Pico: an authentication scheme that utilizes multiple…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2016-05-12 Jeunese Payne , Graeme Jenkinson , Frank Stajano , M. Angela Sasse , Max Spencer

Since about 2003, captchas have been widely used as a barrier against bots, while simultaneously annoying great multitudes of users worldwide. As their use grew, techniques to defeat or bypass captchas kept improving, while captchas…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-11-23 Andrew Searles , Renascence Tarafder Prapty , Gene Tsudik

As electronic signatures (e-signatures) become increasingly integral to secure digital transactions, understanding their usability and security perception from an end-user perspective has become crucial. This study empirically evaluates and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Omer Ege , Mustafa Cagal , Kemal Bicakci

Text password has served as the most popular method for user authentication so far, and is not likely to be totally replaced in foreseeable future. Password authentication offers several desirable properties (e.g., low-cost, highly…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-27 Lam Tran , Thuc Nguyen , Changho Seo , Hyunil Kim , Deokjai Choi

The issues of both system security and safety can be dissected integrally from the perspective of behavioral \emph{appropriateness}. That is, a system is secure or safe can be judged by whether the behavior of certain agent(s) is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Cheng Wang , Hao Tang , Hangyu Zhu , Junhan Zheng , Changjun Jiang

Approximately 61% of cyber attacks involve adversaries in possession of valid credentials. Attackers acquire credentials through various means, including phishing, dark web data drops, password reuse, etc. Multi-factor authentication (MFA)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-31 Sam Hays , Michael Sandborn , Jules White