A Comparative Evaluation of Computer Access Controls

Abstract

This thesis reports the results of a study which tested participants' abilities to recall five different types of computer passwords. Each participant was assigned in a randomized procedure to one of six response intervals. Recall testing of computer-generated passwords, user-created passwords, passphrases, associative passwords and cognitive passwords was conducted using a computer program which simulated system log-on procedures. This study indicates the relative merits of these five password types are more difficult to distinguish when data are collected in the realistic setting of a log-on simulation instead of via paper surveys, as was done in previous research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251936

Entities

People

  • Timothy B. Pence

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Authentication
  • Biometric Security
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Information
  • Identification
  • Information Systems
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Personal Computers
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • United States Naval Academy

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