Our society depends on password-based authentication methods for accessing valuable information. However, the use of weak passwords is placing us at risk. Cyber security systems encourage users to employ strong passwords often by increasing requirements. Unfortunately, using a strong password requires more cognitive effort. This increase in effort pushes users to find workarounds that directly harm security. The paradox between security and usability has often resulted in simply blaming users rather than seeking a Human-Centered Design perspective. We introduce a strategy for developing strong passwords that embed contextual cues within mnemonic phrase passwords. Using this strategy participants were able to create strong passwords and better remember them compared with a traditional mnemonic strategy.
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McEvoy, P., & Still, J. D. (2016). Contextualizing mnemonic phrase passwords. In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (Vol. 501, pp. 295–304). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41932-9_24
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