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Conference Proceedings

The Authentication Equation: A Tool to Visualize the Convergence of Security and Usability of Text-Based Passwords

Published: August 02, 2015

Author(s)

Cathryn Ploehn (NIST), Kristen Greene (NIST)

Conference

Name: 3rd International Conference on Human Aspects of Information Security, Privacy and Trust
Dates: August 2-7, 2015
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Citation: Human Aspects of Information Security, Privacy, and Trust: Third International Conference, HAS 2015, Lecture Notes in Computer Science vol. 9190, pp. 95-106

Abstract

Keywords

data visualization; usable security; keystrokes; entropy; password policies; password permutation
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
Conference Proceedings (DOI)

Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
08/02/15: Conference Proceedings (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy
authentication; usability

Technologies
mobile