Exploring the Vulnerabilities and Advantages of SWIPE or Pattern authentication in Virtual Reality (VR)

Ilesanmi Olade, Hai Ning Liang, Charles Fleming, Christopher Champion

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Abstract

Virtual reality applications are carving out a new niche within the entertainment and business user-sphere, therefore reliable security and usability are essential to achieving consumer confidence. In this paper, we are exploring (1) the suitability of porting the popular SWIPE mobile device authentication system for use within virtual reality (VR) by observing the advantages and vulnerabilities. (2) The effects of the interaction devices such as the hand-held-controller (HHC), the LeapMotion sensor, EyeTracker and the head-mounted-display (HMD). Our study is in three-folds, a web study (N=219) to collect and analyze possible SWIPE password patterns, then a mobile device study (N=15) and a VR study (N = 15) to evaluate the speed, login errors, usability of the SWIPE authentication system in both environment for comparison. We are also interested in the effectiveness of shoulder-surfing within VR as it is known to be a weakness in mobile devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICVARS 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 4th International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages45-52
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781450376945
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2020
Event4th International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations, ICVARS 2020 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 14 Feb 202016 Feb 2020

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations, ICVARS 2020
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period14/02/2016/02/20

Keywords

  • Authentication
  • Mobile devices
  • Pattern
  • PIN
  • Security
  • Swipe
  • Virtual reality

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