Analyzing the Effectiveness of Touch Keystroke Dynamic Authentication for the Arabic Language

Abstract

The keystroke dynamic authentication (KDA) technique was proposed in the literature to develop a more effective authentication technique than traditional methods. KDA analyzes the rhythmic typing of the owner on a keypad or keyboard as a source of verification. In this study, we extend the findings of the system by analyzing the existing literature and validating its effectiveness in Arabic. In particular, we examined the effectiveness of the KDA system in Arabic for touchscreen-based digital devices using two KDA classes: fixed and free text. To this end, a KDA system was developed and applied to a selected device operating on the Android platform, and various classification methods were used to assess the similarity between log-in and enrolment sessions. The developed system was experimentally evaluated. The results showed that using Arabic KDA on touchscreen devices is possible and can enhance security. It attains a higher accuracy with average equal error rates of 0.0% and 0.08% by using the free text and fixed text classes, respectively, implying that free text is more secure than fixed text.