ACCESS: Describing and contrasting authentication mechanisms

Melanie Volkamer; Karen Renaud; Joseph Maguire

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07620-1_17

ACCESS: Describing and contrasting authentication mechanisms

Melanie Volkamer, Karen Renaud, Joseph Maguire

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Abstract

The password the almost universal authentication solution yet is buckling under the strain. It demonstrates insufficiency and weakness due to poor choice, reuse and ease of transfer. Graphical passwords, biometrics, and hardware tokens have been suggested as alternatives. Industry has, unfortunately, not embraced these alternatives. One possible explanation is the complexity of the choice process. To support authentication decision-markers we suggest a framework called ACCESS (Authentication ChoiCE Support System) which captures requirements, consults a knowledge base of existing authentication mechanisms and their properties, and suggests those mechanisms that match the specified requirements.

Original language	English
Pages	183-194
Number of pages	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07620-1_17
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2014
Event	8th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2014 - Plymouth, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Jul 2014 → 9 Jul 2014

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Conference	8th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2014
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Plymouth
Period	8/07/14 → 9/07/14

Keywords

authentication mechanisms
universal authentication solution
passwords
graphical passwords
biometrics
hardware tokens
Authentication ChoiCE Support System
authentication schemes
clinical decision support system
risk mitigation
user context
business context

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