Multi-touch passwords for mobile device access

  • Authors:
  • Ian Oakley;Andrea Bianchi

  • Affiliations:
  • Madeira-ITI, Funchal, Portugal;KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Draw-a-Secret password schemes, like the Google Android Pattern Lock, entail stroking out a shape on a touch screen. This paper explores techniques for expanding the richness of this input modality (multitouch input, off-target interaction) in order to increase password entropy and resistance to observation. A formative user study highlights user perceptions and usability issues relating to this design space and suggests directions for future development of this concept.