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AuthentiCap - A Touchless Vehicle Authentication and Personalization System

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Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2017)

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Current authentication systems in vehicles use portable keys or biometric and/or touch based inputs. They can be outwitted by stealing the keys or by copying the biometric information and analyzing the touch marks. This has to be inhibited, since vehicles are not only an expensive property, that would be lost in non-authenticated hands, but wrong permitted access also can unleash heavy machine power to inexperienced drivers or even people without a driver’s license. We present a system that authenticates drivers and unlocks personalization features without any portable keys or touching. Moreover, it is invisibly integrated into a vehicle structure, the steering wheel. In contrast to biometric authentication, the password pattern is adjustable and changeable. With the presented system, vehicle manufactures are able to install driver authentication systems without any visible design changes. The manufacturer thus provides more freedom and responsibility to the driver by giving him the option to choose his own unlock pattern. Still, the security is increased by avoiding common vulnerabilities like smudge attacks, the stealing of keys, or copying of biometric data. Our experiments show excellent recognition rates for multiple string patterns. A small user study shows that our system achieves 86% accuracy for inexperienced users, up to 96% for experienced ones. The users appreciated the easy of use.

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Frank, S., Kuijper, A. (2017). AuthentiCap - A Touchless Vehicle Authentication and Personalization System. In: Braun, A., Wichert, R., Maña, A. (eds) Ambient Intelligence. AmI 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10217. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56997-0_4

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