Rational security: Modelling everyday password use

PASSWORD USE Rational Security : Modelling Everyday Password Use

To inform the design of security policy, task models of password behaviour were constructed for different user groups – Computer Scientists, Administrative Staff and Students. These models identified internal and external constraints on user behaviour and the goals for password use within each group. Data were drawn from interviews and diaries of password use. Analyses indicated password securi...

Running head : MODELLING PASSWORD USE Rational Security : Modelling Everyday Password Use

To inform the design of security policy, task models of password behaviour were constructed for different user groups – Computer Scientists, Administrative Staff and Students. These models identified internal and external constraints on user behaviour and the goals for password use within each group. Data were drawn from interviews and diaries of password use. Analyses indicated password securi...

Modelling the security of recognition-based graphical password schemes

Recognition-based graphical passwords are a suggested alternative authentication mechanism which have received substantial attention in research literature. The literature often presents new schemes, usability studies or propose countermeasures for specific attacks. Whilst this is beneficial, it does not allow for consistent comparison of the security of recognition-based graphical password sch...

Password Security: An Empirical Study

National Password Security Survey: Results

Research, especially in the early 21st century, has shown that education is needed to change people’s behaviour regarding password generation, management and storage. As our daily routines and duties have become more dependent on electronic services in the last decade, one could think that qualitative education is nowadays given to users. To verify this assumption we conducted a nation-wide, de...