Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM

Password protection has been a crucial issue in computer security. Traditional password protection using string does not provide sufficient security for user authentication. On the other hand, implementation of static biometrics in replace of password protection is costly as specific devices are nee...

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Main Authors: Teh, Chee Siong, Wong, Juen Ching, Yii, Ming Leong
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Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18829/
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author Teh, Chee Siong
Wong, Juen Ching
Yii, Ming Leong
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Yii, Ming Leong
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description Password protection has been a crucial issue in computer security. Traditional password protection using string does not provide sufficient security for user authentication. On the other hand, implementation of static biometrics in replace of password protection is costly as specific devices are needed. This research proposes the use of Self-Organizing Map (SOM) method for keystroke pattern recognition as an alternative to password protection. A self-refreshing SOM method was also implemented to increase the adaptability of SOM toward inconsistencies in typing pattern. Two main experiments were conducted to examine the ability of SOM for user recognition and the ability of self-refreshing SOM to deal with typing pattern inconsistencies. The first experiment shows the ability of SOM to authenticate users with very accurate classification. Users were successfully recognized and non-users were successfully rejected. Second experiment shows the ability of selfrefreshing SOM to deal with inconsistencies in typing pattern of a same user in which smoother transition of data trend was obtained.
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spelling unimas-188292017-12-12T02:07:11Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18829/ Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM Teh, Chee Siong Wong, Juen Ching Yii, Ming Leong QA Mathematics QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Password protection has been a crucial issue in computer security. Traditional password protection using string does not provide sufficient security for user authentication. On the other hand, implementation of static biometrics in replace of password protection is costly as specific devices are needed. This research proposes the use of Self-Organizing Map (SOM) method for keystroke pattern recognition as an alternative to password protection. A self-refreshing SOM method was also implemented to increase the adaptability of SOM toward inconsistencies in typing pattern. Two main experiments were conducted to examine the ability of SOM for user recognition and the ability of self-refreshing SOM to deal with typing pattern inconsistencies. The first experiment shows the ability of SOM to authenticate users with very accurate classification. Users were successfully recognized and non-users were successfully rejected. Second experiment shows the ability of selfrefreshing SOM to deal with inconsistencies in typing pattern of a same user in which smoother transition of data trend was obtained. American Scientific Publishers 2017 Article PeerReviewed Teh, Chee Siong and Wong, Juen Ching and Yii, Ming Leong (2017) Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM. Advance Science Letters, 23 (11). pp. 11078-11082. ISSN 1936-6612 http://www.aspbs.com/science.htm
spellingShingle QA Mathematics
QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Teh, Chee Siong
Wong, Juen Ching
Yii, Ming Leong
Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM
title Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM
title_full Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM
title_fullStr Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM
title_full_unstemmed Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM
title_short Behavioral Biometrics for User Authentication Using Self- Refreshing SOM
title_sort behavioral biometrics for user authentication using self- refreshing som
topic QA Mathematics
QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18829/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18829/