Evaluating the effect of multi-touch behaviours on Android unlock patterns. (11th July 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Evaluating the effect of multi-touch behaviours on Android unlock patterns. (11th July 2016)
- Main Title:
- Evaluating the effect of multi-touch behaviours on Android unlock patterns
- Authors:
- Meng, Weizhi
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the effect of multi-touch behaviours on creating Android unlock patterns (AUPs) by realising that users can perform more actions in touch-enabled mobile phones. Design/methodology/approach: The author conducted two user studies with a total of 45 participates and performed two major experiments in the main user study. Findings: The user study indicates that the multi-touch behaviours can have a positive impact on creating patterns; however, there are only nine touchable points for the original AUPs, which may reduce the usability when performing a multi-touch movement. Research limitations/implications: An even larger user study could be conducted to further analyse the patterns generated by users, that is, to analyse the specific password space by integrating the behaviours of multi-touch and to involve more types of multi-touch behaviours in creating an AUP. Practical implications: This work explores the effect of multi-touch movement on creating AUPs. The results should be of interest for software developers and security researchers for exploring the effect of multi-touch behaviours on the creation of graphical passwords on mobile phones. Originality/value: The author conducts two user studies with a total of 45 participants to investigate the impact of multi-touch behaviours on creating AUPs. In addition, to address the issue of usability, the author proposes two ways: increasing the number of touchable points and improveAbstract : Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the effect of multi-touch behaviours on creating Android unlock patterns (AUPs) by realising that users can perform more actions in touch-enabled mobile phones. Design/methodology/approach: The author conducted two user studies with a total of 45 participates and performed two major experiments in the main user study. Findings: The user study indicates that the multi-touch behaviours can have a positive impact on creating patterns; however, there are only nine touchable points for the original AUPs, which may reduce the usability when performing a multi-touch movement. Research limitations/implications: An even larger user study could be conducted to further analyse the patterns generated by users, that is, to analyse the specific password space by integrating the behaviours of multi-touch and to involve more types of multi-touch behaviours in creating an AUP. Practical implications: This work explores the effect of multi-touch movement on creating AUPs. The results should be of interest for software developers and security researchers for exploring the effect of multi-touch behaviours on the creation of graphical passwords on mobile phones. Originality/value: The author conducts two user studies with a total of 45 participants to investigate the impact of multi-touch behaviours on creating AUPs. In addition, to address the issue of usability, the author proposes two ways: increasing the number of touchable points and improve the rules of pattern creation. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Information and computer security. Volume 24:Number 3(2016)
- Journal:
- Information and computer security
- Issue:
- Volume 24:Number 3(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 24, Issue 3 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 24
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0024-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 277
- Page End:
- 287
- Publication Date:
- 2016-07-11
- Subjects:
- Graphical password -- Android unlock patterns -- Mobile security -- User authentication
Computer security -- Management -- Periodicals
Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals
Data protection -- Management -- Periodicals
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http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1108/ICS-12-2014-0078 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2056-4961
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