Report

Highlights from the 2005 New Security Paradigms Workshop

Towards Secure Design Choices for Implementing Graphical Passwords

We study the impact of selected parameters on the size of the password space for “Draw-A-Secret” (DAS) graphical passwords. We examine the role of and relationships between the number of composite strokes, grid dimensions, and password length in the …

Graphical Dictionaries and the Memorable Space of Graphical Passwords

In commonplace textual password schemes, users choose passwords that are easy to recall. Since memorable passwords typically exhibit patterns, they are exploitable by brute-force password crackers using attack dictionaries. This leads us to ask what …

Analyzing User Choice in Graphical Passwords

In ubiquitous textual password schemes, users choose passwords that contain predictable characteristics that are roughly equated with what users find easy to recall. This motivates us to examine user choice in graphical passwords to determine whether …