Ciphercard: A token-based approach against camera-based shoulder surfing attacks on common touchscreen devices

We present CipherCard, a physical token that defends against shoulder-surfing attacks on user authentication on capacitive touchscreen devices. When CipherCard is placed over a touchscreen’s pin-pad, it remaps a user’s touch point on the physical token to a different location on the pin-pad. It henc...

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Main Authors: SEYED, Teddy, YANG, Xing-Dong, TANG, Anthony, GREENBERG, Saul, GU, Jiawei, ZHU, Bin, CIAO, Xiang
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7984
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8987/viewcontent/Ciphercard.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:We present CipherCard, a physical token that defends against shoulder-surfing attacks on user authentication on capacitive touchscreen devices. When CipherCard is placed over a touchscreen’s pin-pad, it remaps a user’s touch point on the physical token to a different location on the pin-pad. It hence translates a visible user password into a different system password received by a touchscreen, but is hidden from observers as well as the user. CipherCard enhances authentication security through Two-Factor Authentication (TFA), in that both the correct user password and a specific card are needed for successful authentication. We explore the design space of CipherCard, and describe three implemented variations each with unique capabilities. Based on user feedback, we discuss the security and usability implications of CipherCard, and describe several avenues for continued exploration.