Shake hands to bedevil: securing email with wearable technology

A. Renkema-Padmos; J. Baum; K. Renaud; M. Volkamer

Shake hands to bedevil: securing email with wearable technology

A. Renkema-Padmos, J. Baum, K. Renaud, M. Volkamer

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Abstract

Email users rarely use end-to-end encryption. It takes effort and requires explicit action. Users may not see the need for this, have access to the technology, possess the know-how, or may be faced with complex interfaces. To enable effortless exchange of encrypted emails we propose KeyRing, a design for a wearable device that builds on in-person trust establishment through device pairing. This pairing can be used to make the exchange of secure emails
between the wearers easier. We discuss how the corresponding interactions of handshake, seal, and unseal can be implemented, and find that the most promising approaches are a ring communicating over infrared and a wristband
communicating over Bluetooth. Issues aroundthe human-device interface, user acceptance, feasibility, and deployment are discussed, but need further work.

Original language	English
Pages	90-100
Number of pages	11
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

email
cyber security
wearable technology

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Renkema-Padmos, A., Baum, J., Renaud, K., & Volkamer, M. (2014). Shake hands to bedevil: securing email with wearable technology. 90-100. Paper presented at 8th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2014, Plymouth, United Kingdom. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Proceedings_of_the_Eighth_International/EF_pBgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=shake+hands+to+bedevil&pg=PA90&printsec=frontcover

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Renkema-Padmos, A, Baum, J, Renaud, K & Volkamer, M 2014, 'Shake hands to bedevil: securing email with wearable technology', Paper presented at 8th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2014, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 8/07/14 - 9/07/14 pp. 90-100. <https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Proceedings_of_the_Eighth_International/EF_pBgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=shake+hands+to+bedevil&pg=PA90&printsec=frontcover>

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Shake hands to bedevil: securing email with wearable technology

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