Shoulder surfing is biggest problem faced by
security system nowadays. The attacker observes the user
while entering the password and forges the password. This
is called as Shoulder surfing. In this paper we have
surveyed the existing solutions and problems dealing with
shoulder surfing. We have made analysis of various
schemes and have found their pros and cons. Most of the
systems are not either secure or efficient. We have
proposed one secure and efficient scheme .We have made
analysis of its performance against accidental login and
password space i.e. usability.
Published In : IJCAT Journal Volume 2, Issue 9
Date of Publication : September 2015
Pages : 367 - 371
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Publication Link :Graphical Password System Based on Text
against Shoulder Surfing
Atul Mothabhau Nikam : received
Bacheolar’s degree in Computer
Engineering from university of
pune, 2012. Currently Pursuing
Master’s in Computer Engineering
from Sinhgad Academy Of
Engineering, Pune University,
Maharashtra, India, 2015.
Santosh N. Shelke : received Master’s degree in Computer
Engineering , he is a working as a Senior Assistant Professor ,
Sinhgad Academy Of Engineering, Pune University,
Maharashtra, India.
Shoulder Surfing
Accidental Login
Graphical Password
Cyber Security
We successfully presented the survey of problem of
shoulder surfing and password protection systems
previously suggested. We found advantages and
disadvantages of the surveyed methods. Then we
suggested an improvised text based graphical password
protection system against shoulder surfing. We analyzed
the system for password space, probability of accidental
login , resistance to shoulder surfing and discussed the
results.
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