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Comparative Evaluation of Security and Convenience Trade-Offs in Password Generation Aiding Systems

Authors : Michael Stainbrook, Nicholas Caporusso

Published in: Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

A strong password is considered the most important feature for the security of any account credentials. In the last decades, several organizations focused on improving its strength and produced awareness initiatives and security guidelines on how to create and maintain secure passwords. However, studies found that users perceive security and convenience as a trade-off, and they often compromise password strength in favor of a key phrase that is easier to remember and type. Therefore, nowadays websites and applications implement password generation aiding systems (PGAS) that help, and even force, users to create more secure passwords. Nowadays, several types of PGAS are available, each implementing a different strategy for stimulating users in crating stronger and more secure passwords. In this paper, we present the results of a study in which we compared six different PGAS and evaluated their performance in terms of security and convenience, with the aim of suggesting the system that has the most beneficial trade-off depending on the type of application.

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Title
Comparative Evaluation of Security and Convenience Trade-Offs in Password Generation Aiding Systems
Authors
Michael Stainbrook
Nicholas Caporusso
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-20487-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-20488-4

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20488-4_9

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