Enable secure access without a memorized password
This feature allows the user to securely access the system and any private personal data without requiring a memorized password and user name. There are many options possible to address this need, including stored passwords, automatic logins, and special USB “keys” – memory sticks containing authentication information.
Discussion by Disabilities
It may be difficult for a person with a cognitive disability, low literacy, or memory problem to remember and enter a username/password. An authentication method that doesn’t require text entry can allow these users to easily and securely access information.
Existing Products
Related Research and Papers
- Disabilities and Authentication Methods: Usability and Security(link is external)- Kirsi Helkala
- Passwords for Everyone: Secure Mnemonic-based Accessible Authentication(link is external)- Umut Topkara, Mercan Topkara, Mikhail J. Atallah
- Learning System-assigned Passwords: A Preliminary Study on the People with Learning Disabilities(link is external)- Sonali Tukaram Marne, Mahdi Nasrullah Al-Ameen, Matthew Wright
- Towards Improving the Memorability of System-assigned Random Passwords(link is external)- Mahdi Nasrullah Al-Ameen, Kanis Fatema, Sonali Marne, Sadia Ahmed, Sovantharith Seng, Matthew Wright, Shannon Scielzo
- Bend Passwords for People with Vision Impairment(link is external)- Daniella Briotto Faustino
- Investigating User Behavior for Authentication Methods: A Comparison between Individuals with Down Syndrome and Neurotypical Users(link is external)- Yao Ma, Jinjuan Feng, Libby Kumin, Jonathan Lazar
- Strategies: an inclusive authentication framework(link is external)- Natã M. Barbosa
- Universal Authentication: Towards Accessible Authentication for Everyone(link is external)- Yang Wang