Two Factor Authentication Made Easy ICWE 2015

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Two Factor Authentication Made Eas y! Alex Q. Chen Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Weihan Goh Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore

Transcript of Two Factor Authentication Made Easy ICWE 2015

Two Factor AuthenticationMade Easy!

Alex Q. ChenNanyang Technological University, Singapore

Weihan GohSingapore Institute of Technology, Singapore

SMS

USING SECURITY TOKENS

USING SMS

SMS

SMS

Our Approach

• Automate processes to minimise human intervention

• Preserving security soundness• Improve existing security model• Reducing network activities

BACKGROUND AND TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

2FA APP…

2FA APP…

2FA APP…

2FA APP…

RESULTS

Faster

Easier to Use

Less Stressful on Human’s Memory

More Confident to Use

Conclusion

• Simpler approach to apply 2FA• Requires little human intervention• As secure compared existing approaches• Future work– Applying it over other wearables– More seamless application

Q & A