Title :
Secure Visualization of Authentication Information: A Case Study
Author :
Cannella, Sean ; Polivy, Daniel J. ; Shin, Michael ; Straub, Christian ; Tamassia, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Brown Univ., Providence, RI
Abstract :
The open nature of the Web makes it possible to create spoofed Web pages which, to the casual observer, are indistinguishable from authentic pages. The defense against Web spoofing attacks is a challenging problem since most users are unwilling (or unable) to follow complex interactive authentication procedures (e.g., inspect a Web server certificate). In this paper, we present a visual scheme that protects users against Web spoofing attacks while requiring minimal interaction
Keywords :
Internet; data visualisation; message authentication; Web pages; Web server certificate; Web spoofing attacks; authentic pages; authentication information; interactive authentication; secure visualization; Authentication; Computer aided software engineering; Cryptography; Information security; Protection; User interfaces; Visualization; Watermarking; Web pages; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing, 2004 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8696-5
DOI :
10.1109/VLHCC.2004.45
