(Web Application Design track) "Two Factor Authentication Made Easy" - Alex Q. Chen and Weihan Goh

Two  Factor  Authen/ca/on  Made  Easy!  

Alex  Q.  Chen  Nanyang  Technological  University,  Singapore  

Weihan  Goh  Singapore  Ins>tute  of  Technology,  Singapore  

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USING  SECURITY  TOKENS  

USING  SMS  

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Our  Approach  

•  Automate  processes  to  minimise  human  interven>on  

•  Preserving  security  soundness  •  Improve  exis>ng  security  model  •  Reducing  network  ac>vi>es  

BACKGROUND  AND  TECHNICAL  OVERVIEW  

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RESULTS  

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Conclusion  

•  Simpler  approach  to  apply  2FA  •  Requires  liQle  human  interven>on  •  As  secure  compared  exis>ng  approaches  •  Future  work  – Applying  it  over  other  wearables  – More  seamless  applica>on  

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Q  &  A