Analysis of user behavior and authorization methods in context of mobile devices security

Piotr Król

piotrekk6@gmail.com
Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland (Poland)

Damian Marek


Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland (Poland)

Jakub Smołka


Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland (Poland)

Abstract

This article discusses authentication methods for users of mobile devices with touchscreens. The analysis concerns the authentication methods already existing in Android OS and new authorization methods proposed by the authors. Pattern and PIN (Personal Identification Number) lock were compared with two new authentication methods. The time required for entering the key, number of mistakes, number of possible combinations were analyzed.


Keywords:

user authentication; pattern lock; pin lock; android security; authorization methods

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Published
2018-03-30

Cited by

Król, P., Marek, D., & Smołka, J. (2018). Analysis of user behavior and authorization methods in context of mobile devices security . Journal of Computer Sciences Institute, 6, 34–41. https://doi.org/10.35784/jcsi.636

Authors

Piotr Król 
piotrekk6@gmail.com
Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland Poland

Authors

Damian Marek 

Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland Poland

Authors

Jakub Smołka 

Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland Poland

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