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Password

Known as: Computer password, Password (disambiguation), Contraseña 
A password is a word or string of characters used for user authentication to prove identity or access approval to gain access to a resource (example… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The security of modern password expiration: an algorithmic framework and empirical analysis
This paper presents the first large-scale study of the success of password expiration in meeting its intended purpose, namely… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
S3PAS: A Scalable Shoulder-Surfing Resistant Textual-Graphical Password Authentication Scheme
The vulnerabilities of the textual password have been well known. Users tend to pick short passwords or passwords that are easy… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Design and evaluation of a shoulder-surfing resistant graphical password scheme
When users input their passwords in a public place, they may be at risk of attackers stealing their password. An attacker can… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Simple Password-Based Encrypted Key Exchange Protocols
Password-based encrypted key exchange are protocols that are designed to provide pair of users communicating over an unreliable… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Authentication using graphical passwords: effects of tolerance and image choice
Graphical passwords are an alternative to alphanumeric passwords in which users click on images to authenticate themselves rather… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Stronger Password Authentication Using Browser Extensions
We describe a browser extension, PwdHash, that transparently produces a different password for each site, improving web password… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Comparing passwords, tokens, and biometrics for user authentication
For decades, the password has been the standard means for user authentication on computers. However, as users are required to… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Security proofs for an efficient password-based key exchange
Password-based key exchange schemes are designed to provide entities communicating over a public network, and sharing a (short… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Rfid Handbook: Fundamentals and Applications in Contactless Smart Cards and Identification
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is used in all areas of automatic data capture allowing contactless identification of… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Password hardening based on keystroke dynamics
Abstract.We present a novel approach to improving the security of passwords. In our approach, the legitimate user’s typing… 
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