AUTHENTICATION BY MOUSE MOVEMENTS
Shivani Hashia · 2004
Security systems help to protect machines or sensitive data from unauthorized users. The need for better and cheap security systems is growing with the growth in technologies. Various techniques have been proposed for fulfilling this purpose. One of the most widely used techniques is to have a password. They are easy and convenient to use. One of the main problems with passwords is that they are difficult to remember and easy to steal. In addition, with constant effort, they can be easily broken down. In this report, an alternate technique for authentication, biometrics is discussed. Biometrics has emerged as a great technology for authentication because of their uniqueness properties. In this report, how the movements or a mouse could be used as a biometric for authenticating a user is explained. The experiments that were performed in CS297 to verify if mouse movements could be used as a biometric are described. Three parameters were used for this purpose: speed, deviation from a straight line and the angle formed with the straight line. Along with these three parameters, pattern of the mouse motion is also used to check if the person using the machine is the same person as is authorized to use that machine. In addition to all this a brief overview of what will be done in CS298 is also given.