Simplifying Mobile Social Media Authentication On Android
Name
Enno Eller
Abstract
Nowadays, smartphones are very common and are being used in everyday life. Even though mobile phones were originally invented as calling devices, smartphones allow the user to communicate in different ways including social media, instant messaging, recording and watching videos, etc. Recent statistics presented by Pew Research Center as of January 2014 claim, that 74 percentage of online adults use social media. In case they own a smartphone, they probably use social media on it as well, but with restrictions that come with the size of the device, affecting how we view content and also type. Typing on smartphones can be frustrating, but more so when the keyboard size prevents us from succeeding with authentication and we have to type the same text numerous times, which can lead to shorter passwords decreasing the security of the accounts. This paper proposes a solution to such occurrences by using pattern recognition rather than typing. Patterns allow the screen to be used more efficiently, giving the user more room for accuracy errors. Survey results indicate that approaching authentication in this way is feasible.
Graduation Thesis language
English
Graduation Thesis type
Bachelor - Information Technology
Supervisor(s)
Huber Flores, Satish Srirama
Defence year
2015