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Feasibility of a Socially Aware Authentication Scheme


Abstract:

Social interaction is already a proven component of informal identification: humans are naturally skilled at recognizing other people and are unlikely to be duped by impe...Show More

Abstract:

Social interaction is already a proven component of informal identification: humans are naturally skilled at recognizing other people and are unlikely to be duped by impersonation. Based on this premise, a fourth-factor, someone-you-know, has already been proposed as an emergency authentication method. This paper explores leveraging a user's preexisting social actions as a primary authentication tool, one that operates transparently and automatically without explicit user guidance. Specifically, we describe the feasibility of capturing a user's local social context using short range wireless devices and evaluate the uniqueness of that context in comparison to that of possible aggressors.
Date of Conference: 10-13 January 2009
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 18 February 2009
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Conference Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

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