SecureWeb : Elevating Web Authentication with PCCP and Email-Driven OTP

Kalyanasundaram, Sriram (2023) SecureWeb : Elevating Web Authentication with PCCP and Email-Driven OTP. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

Websites are revolutionizing today’s world as everything is getting devitalized. From Security perspective, this digitization is not only limited to a positive impact, but a negative impact as well, since the number of cyber-attacks is increasing at an alarming rate with evolving Cyberthreats, strong authentication systems are in high demand. The innovative proposal of this paper is merging ‘Persuasive Cued Click Points’ (PCCP) authentication and email-based verification authentication method. PCCP authentication method is a unique, memorable pattern for users, improving security and usability in graphical password systems. As an additional security layer, Email based OTP is introduced where random three-digit binary opt is sent to the user using SMTP protocol. Based on the OTP the user will select the points on the images and login. The proposed system prototype is assessed on the basis of user experience and security. In Summary, a strong and convincing method for improving the authentication methods for websites and application is proposed in this paper. Evaluation of the model is done based on the valuable feedback of the participants after using the web prototype

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email Verma, Rohit UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Electronic computers. Computer science Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer software > Computer Security T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Computer software > Computer Security
Divisions:	School of Computing > Master of Science in Cyber Security
Depositing User:	Ciara O'Brien
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2025 12:24
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2025 12:24
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/7441

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