Kent Seamons

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Choose From a List: A User Study of Random Password Memorability

Even for users of password managers, primary passwords are a common root of trust; these must be secure against offline attacks. Randomly generated passwords provide strength guarantees but are less memorable. Cognitive psychology studies have found that providing a choice aids recall, however no studies have investig…

CHI '195th+ AuthorPrivacy by Design & User Control +1

I Don't Even Have to Bother Them!: Using Social Media to Automate the Authentication Ceremony in Secure Messaging

The privacy guaranteed by secure messaging applications relies on users completing an authentication ceremony to verify they are using the proper encryption keys. We examine the feasibility of social authentication, which partially automates the ceremony using social media accounts. We implemented social authenticatio…

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