The Impact of Image Choices on the Usability and Security of Click Based Graphical Passwords

  • Authors:
  • Xiaoyuan Suo;Ying Zhu;G. Scott Owen

  • Affiliations:
  • Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Webster University, St. Louis, USA;Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA;Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

  • Venue:
  • ISVC '09 Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Advances in Visual Computing: Part II
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Click based graphical password systems, such as PassPoint [1], have received much attention in recent years. In this paper we describe our recent user studies on click based graphical passwords. Results from the user study showed a relationship among usability, security and the image choice for the graphical password. We further conducted an analysis on attacking methods for click based graphical passwords. The study highlights the vulnerability of click based graphical password, and enhances our understanding on the usability and security of graphical passwords. We also discuss a number of techniques to improve the usability and security of click based graphical password.