Title :
A graphical password authentication system
Author_Institution :
Comput. Eng. Dept., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Graphical passwords provide a promising alternative to traditional alphanumeric passwords. They are attractive since people usually remember pictures better than words. In this extended abstract, we propose a simple graphical password authentication system. We describe its operation with some examples, and highlight important aspects of the system.
Keywords :
computer graphics; security of data; alphanumeric passwords; computer security; graphical password authentication system; Authentication; Computers; Context; Face recognition; History;
Conference_Titel :
Internet Security (WorldCIS), 2011 World Congress on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8879-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9564263-7-6
