Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Plymouth
Article title
Cooperative user identity verification using an Authentication Aura
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Computers & Security
Article number
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Volume number
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Issue number
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First page of article
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ISSN of journal
0167-4048
Year of publication
2013
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
Mobile device protection is frequently undermined by awkward security measures. We present new empirical research in the area of user authentication, based on field trial experimentation. Focusing on interactions between devices, and detection of other devices, we collected a dataset of 1.23 million observations from 20 subjects performing authentic daily activities. Using our novel authentication aura approach (Hocking et al. 2011), we obtained results that demonstrate a 75% reduction in the explicit requests needed to authenticate each user, confirming the significant contribution of the authentication aura approach to delivering usable security.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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