Enabling Novel Authentication Interfaces in AR/VR While Incorporating Complexity and Usability Theories
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Password-based Knowledge-based Authentication (KBA) is likely the most recognizable user interface in computing and the standard form of authentication for more than five decades. Despite it's prominence, it has many problems in the context of usable security. As we shift to a model of computing that utilizes augmented and virtual realities (AR/VR), this form of authentication has remained despite the nearly infinite possibilities these devices provide. We argue that the lack of a robust, standardized model that enables the consideration of unique AR/VR capabilities is partially to blame. We propose a theory-based model for describing and evaluating novel KBA schemes that connect both the mathematical and human complexities that are present. We then draw on theory to provide design principles to guide future advances.
Authors: Kreider, Christopher, El-Gayar, Omar
Institutions: Christopher Newport University, Dakota State University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7065436488
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