Security and usability: The case of the user authentication methods

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 133, Issue , 2006, Pages 199-203

  Braz, Christina ^a   Robert, Jean Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access control; Human factors; Security usability; User authentication; User interface design

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; USABILITY ENGINEERING; USER INTERFACES;

HUMAN FACTORS; SECURITY USABILITY; USER AUTHENTICATION; USER INTERFACE DESIGN;

SECURITY SYSTEMS;

EID: 34250738462     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1132736.1132768     Document Type: Conference Paper

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