Verify It's You: How Users Perceive Risk-Based Authentication

Risk-based authentication (RBA) is an adaptive security measure used to strengthen password-based authentication against account takeover attacks. Our study on 65 participants shows that users find RBA more usable than two-factor authentication equivalents and more secure than password-only authenti...

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Published in:IEEE security & privacy 2021-11, Vol.19 (6), p.47-57
Main Authors: Wiefling, Stephan, Durmuth, Markus, Lo Iacono, Luigi
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Authentication
Computer security
Passwords
Portable computers
Risk assessment
Risk perception
Security management
Social networking (online)
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Summary:Risk-based authentication (RBA) is an adaptive security measure used to strengthen password-based authentication against account takeover attacks. Our study on 65 participants shows that users find RBA more usable than two-factor authentication equivalents and more secure than password-only authentication.
ISSN:1540-7993
1558-4046
DOI:10.1109/MSEC.2021.3077954