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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437573703321

Autore

Jakobsson Markus

Titolo

Mobile authentication : problems and solutions / / Markus Jakobsson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2012, c2013

ISBN

1-283-62465-6

9786613937100

1-4614-4878-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in computer science, , 2191-5768

Disciplina

005.8019

Soggetti

Cell phone systems - Security measures

Mobile communication systems - Access control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Big Picture -- The Benefits of Understanding Passwords -- Your Password is Your New PIN -- Like Passwords - But Faster, Easier and More Secure -- Improved Visual Preference Authentication -- How to Kill Spoofing -- Can Biometrics Replace Passwords? -- Legacy Servers: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks.

Sommario/riassunto

Mobile Authentication: Problems and Solutions looks at human-to-machine authentication, with a keen focus on the mobile scenario. Human-to-machine authentication is a startlingly complex issue. In the old days of computer security-before 2000, the human component was all but disregarded. It was either assumed that people should and would be able to follow instructions, or that end users were hopeless and would always make mistakes. The truth, of course, is somewhere in between, which is exactly what makes this topic so enticing. We cannot make progress with human-to-machine authentication without understanding both humans and machines. Mobile security is not simply security ported to a handset. Handsets have different constraints than traditional computers, and are used in a different way. Text entry is more frustrating, and therefore, it is tempting to use shorter and less complex passwords. It is also harder to detect spoofing. We need to design with this in mind. We also need to determine how exactly to integrate biometric readers to reap the



maximum benefits from them. This book addresses all of these issues, and more.