Using Personalised Authentication Flows to Address Issues with Traditional Authentication Methods

Authors: Holden, J. and Cetinkaya, D.

Journal: International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development

Volume: 1

Pages: 255-263

eISSN: 2184-4348

DOI: 10.5220/0012435600003645

Abstract:

Nowadays, a huge proportion of people’s data and files are stored online behind a password. While better and more secure methods exist, traditional password-based authentication remains the most predominant. With the current computing processing power trends and the advances in emerging technologies, the need for migration to improved authentication frameworks is becoming more essential. This paper explores the limitations of password-based authentication and how we could begin a gradual migration by using modeldriven approaches, reducing password’s significance in authentication and encouraging the adoption of newer and more secure methods whilst still ensuring a low access barrier. This paper proposes a new model-based authentication approach returning choice back to the user. The users would be given the ability to choose their own authentication flow, helping bridge the digital divide ensuring people from all technical proficiencies, demographics, and socio-economic classes utilise more secure authentication flows without impacting usability or accessibility. This would be achieved through a modular technological solution allowing developers to add more secure methods of authentication as they come about. The modularity in combination with user choice will ultimately play a huge role in improving uptake and migration to newer authentication methods helping mitigate future risks.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39521/

Source: Scopus