Design, Analysis, and Implementation of a Two-factor Authentication Scheme using Graphical Password

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Author(s)

Khaja Mizbahuddin Quadry 1,* A Govardhan 2 Mohammed Misbahuddin 3

1. JNTUK, Andhra Pradesh, India

2. JNTUH, Telangana State, India

3. C-DAC, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijcnis.2021.03.04

Received: 19 Sep. 2020 / Revised: 8 Oct. 2020 / Accepted: 30 Oct. 2020 / Published: 8 Jun. 2021

Index Terms

Graphical Password, Two-factor Authentication, e-commerce, Smart Card, Stolen-verifier Attack

Abstract

With the increase in the number of e-services, there is a sharp increase in online financial transactions these days. These services require a strong authentication scheme to validate the users of these services and allow access to the resources for strong security. Since two-factor authentication ensures the required security strength, various organizations employ biometric-based or Smart Card or Cryptographic Token-based methods to ensure the safety of user accounts. But most of these methods require a verifier table for validating users at a server. This poses a security threat of stolen-verifier attack. To address this issue, there is a strong need for authentication schemes for e-services that do not require a verifier table at the server. Therefore, this paper proposes the design of an authentication scheme for e-services which should be resistant to various attacks including a stolen verifier attack. The paper will also discuss: 1) The proposed scheme analyzed for security provided against the known authentication attacks 2) The concept implementation of the proposed scheme.

Cite This Paper

Khaja Mizbahuddin Quadry, A Govardhan, Mohammed Misbahuddin, "Design, Analysis, and Implementation of a Two-factor Authentication Scheme using Graphical Password", International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security(IJCNIS), Vol.13, No.3, pp.39-51, 2021. DOI: 10.5815/ijcnis.2021.03.04

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