Keystrokes inference attack on android: A comparative evaluation of sensors and their fusion

Journal of ICT Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-136

  Al Haiqi, Ahmed ^a   Ismail, Mahamod ^a   Nordin, Rosdiadee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Android; Motion sensors; Sensor based attack; Side channel attack; Smartphone security; Touchscreen taps inference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901808968     PISSN: 23375787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2013.7.2.2     Document Type: Article

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