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Improving the security of multiple passwords through a greater understanding of the human memory
2016
Multiple passwords are an increasing security issue that will only get worse with time. One of the major factors that compromise multiple passwords is users’ memory, and the behaviors they adopt to compensate for its failures. Through studying memory elements that influence users’ password memorability, we may increase our understanding of the user and therefore make proposals to increase the security of the password authentication mechanism. This dissertation examines the human memory to understand password security behaviors; and moreover, develops new theories and revises prominent memory theories for the password context. This research employs memory theories to not only increase the me…
The Light Side of Passwords : Turning Motivation from the Extrinsic to the Intrinsic
2019
There are many good and bad aspects to password authentication. They are mostly without cost, securing many accounts and systems, and allowing users access from anywhere in the world. However, passwords can elicit dark side phenomena, including security technostress; with many users feeling negatively towards them, as they struggle to cope with the sheer numbers required in their everyday lives. Much research has attempted to understand users’ interactions with passwords, examining the trade-off between security, memorability, user convenience, and suggesting techniques to manage them better. However, users continue to struggle. Many studies have shown that users are more concerned with goa…
User experience and the security of graphical passwords
2015
Graafiset salasanat ovat lupaava vaihtoehto alfanumeeriselle autentikaatiolle. Älypuhelinten ja muiden korkea resoluutioisten kosketusnäytöllisten laitteiden määrä on kasvussa ja alfanumeeriset salasanat ovat kehitetty alun perin näppäimistölle syötettäviksi. Tarkkuutta vaativa kirjoittaminen ei tällöin ole välttämättä käyttäjälle kaikkein mielekkäintä. Graafisia ja alfanumeerisia salasanoja on tutkittu muistin toiminnan sekä käytettävyyden näkökulmasta. Tutkielma on tehty kirjallisuuden pohjalta käyttäen apuna erilaisia tieteellisia julkaisuja sisältäviä tietokantoja, kuten IEE Explore ja ACM Digital Library - tietokantoja. Tutkielman tarkoituksena oli kuvata ja tutkia tieteellisten artikk…
Optimālas lingvistiskās stratēģijas paroļu un pieejas frāžu veidošanai un pielietošanai
2018
Pētījumi par valodas lomu parolēs pārsvarā izskata tikai to drošības aspektu, jo likumsakarības lietotāju izvēlētās parolēs iespējo to efektīvu minēšanu. Šīs pētījums izskatīja paroļu lingvistiskus aspektus, to veidošanas stratēģijas, mentālus procesus, ko tās kopīgo ar parastu valodu, lietotāju zināšanu avotus, kā arī uz stratēģiju komponentu vispārējo ietekmi uz drošību. No preskriptīviem avotiem savāktas stratēģijas tika klasificētas pēc to komponentiem; lielākoties iekļaujot sevī paradigmatiskās kopas, kuru elementi var tiek manipulēti, kā arī veidot sintagmatiskās virknes. Aptauja parādīja, ka vairākums no 42 dalībniekiem izmanto neefektīvas stratēģijas, paļaujoties uz viegli paredzamā…
Can individuals’ neutralization techniques be overcome? A field experiment on password policy
2020
Individuals’ lack of adherence to password security policy is a persistent problem for organizations. This problem is especially worrisome because passwords remain the primary authentication mechanism for information systems, and the number of passwords has been increasing. For these reasons, determining methods to improve individuals’ adherence to password-security policies constitutes an important issue for organizations. Extant research has shown that individuals use neutralization techniques, i.e., types of rationalizations, to disregard organizational information-security policies. What has not been determined from extant information security research is whether these neutralizations c…