Comparing the usability of Doodle and Mikon images to be used as authenticators in graphical authentication systems

Soumyadeb Chowdhury; Ron Poet

doi:10.1109/iUSEr.2011.6150536

Comparing the usability of Doodle and Mikon images to be used as authenticators in graphical authentication systems

Soumyadeb Chowdhury
, Ron Poet

University of Glasgow

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Abstract

Recognition-based graphical authentication systems rely on the recognition of authenticator images by legitimate users for authentication. This paper presents the results of a study that compared Doodle images and Mikon images as authenticators in recognition based graphical authentication systems taking various usability dimensions into account. The results of the usability evaluation, with 20 participants, demonstrated that users preferred Mikon to Doodle images as authenticators in recognition based graphical authentication mechanisms. Furthermore, participants found it difficult to recognize Doodle images during authentication as well as associate them with something meaningful. Our findings also show the need to consider the security offered by the images, especially their predictability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on User Science and Engineering
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	54
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4577-1655-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/iUSEr.2011.6150536
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	2011 International Conference on User Science and Engineering (i-USEr): Beyond usability - Selangor, Malaysia Duration: 29 Nov 2011 → 1 Dec 2011

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Conference	2011 International Conference on User Science and Engineering (i-USEr)
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Selangor
Period	29/11/11 → 1/12/11

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Chowdhury, S & Poet, R 2011, Comparing the usability of Doodle and Mikon images to be used as authenticators in graphical authentication systems. in Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on User Science and Engineering. IEEE, pp. 54, 2011 International Conference on User Science and Engineering (i-USEr), Selangor, Malaysia, 29/11/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/iUSEr.2011.6150536

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