User Authentication for Rotary Knob Controlled In-car Applications
Jan Gugenheimer, Florian Schaub, Gregory M. Neiswander, Eromi Guneratne, Michael Weber · 2014
In recent years, the automobile has become more connected and has started offering drivers a variety of services and applications for in-car use, such as Facebook, Twitter, and mobile payment. Many such services require user authentication. We have investigated the requirements and potential of authenticating users with a rotary control knob, which constitutes the central control entity (CCE) in many modern cars. In a user-centered design approach we adapted three established authentication schemes for in-car usage with consideration to driver distraction. We performed extensive user experiments in a driving simulator focusing on usability, security and driver distraction. The results of our experiments provide relevant insights for integrating user authentication methods into the automotive context solely based on present hardware components.