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Responsibility and Tangible Security: Towards a Theory of User Acceptance of Security Tokens

Payne, J; Jenkinson, G; Stajano, F; Sasse, MA; Spencer, M; (2016) Responsibility and Tangible Security: Towards a Theory of User Acceptance of Security Tokens. In: Proceedings of the NDSS Symposium 2016. Internet Society: San Diego, CA, USA. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Security and usability issues with passwords suggest a need for a new authentication scheme. Several alternatives involve a physical device or token. We investigate one such alternative, Pico: an authentication scheme that utilizes multiple wearable devices. We present the grounded theory results of a series of semi-structured interviews for exploring perceptions of this scheme. We found that the idea of carrying physical devices increases perceived personal responsibility for secure authentication, making the risks and inconvenience associated with loss and theft salient for participants. Although our work is focused on Pico, the results of the study contribute to a broader understanding of user perception and concerns of responsibility for any token-based authentication schemes.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Responsibility and Tangible Security: Towards a Theory of User Acceptance of Security Tokens
Event: Usable Security (USEC) Workshop, 2016 NDSS Symposium
ISBN: 1891562428
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.14722/usec.2016.23003
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.14722/usec.2016.23003
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2016 Internet Society. Permission to freely reproduce all or part of this paper for noncommercial purposes is granted provided that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. Reproduction for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited without the prior written consent of the Internet Society, the first-named author (for reproduction of an entire paper only), and the author’s employer if the paper was prepared within the scope of employment.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1496714
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