Token-based proximity authentication methods that authenticate users based on physical
proximity are effortless, but lack explicit user intentionality, which may result in accidental …

User authentication is an integral part of our lives; we authenticate ourselves to personal
computers and a variety of other things several times a day. Authentication is burdensome …

Many users find current smartphone authentication methods (PINs, swipe patterns) to be
burdensome, leading them to weaken or disable the authentication. Although some phones …

Smartphones are increasingly being used to store personal information as well as to access
sensitive data from the Internet and the cloud. Establishment of the identity of a user …

The popularity of smart wrist wearable technology (eg, smart-watches) has rejuvenated the
exploration of dynamic biometric-based authentication techniques that employ sensor data …

This paper investigates whether glass wearable devices can be used to authenticate end-
users, both to grant access (one-time) and to maintain access (continuous), in a hands-free …

With the rich functionalities and enhanced computing capabilities available on mobile
computing devices with touch screens, users not only store sensitive information (such as …

The security and usability issues associated with passwords have encouraged the
development of a plethora of alternative authentication schemes. These aim to provide …

Secure and usable user authentication is the first line of defense against cyber attacks on
smart end-user devices. Advanced hacking techniques pose severe threats to the traditional …

In this paper, we present XSide, an authentication mechanism that uses the front and the
back of smartphones to enter stroke-based passwords. Users can switch sides during input …