Veri-Pen
Jihoon Suh · 2016
As we live in the Internet age, we face high threats of data leakage, identity theft, and inconvenience over authenticating ourselves online. Safe and simple digital identification is crucial in the digital realm. In order to solve the above issues, a mediating digital assistive device could possibly act between the user and computer system in order to replace the current identification system. In this paper I present Veri-Pen, a stylus that provides digital identification through the natural extraction of a signature and fingerprint. The proposed concept aims to deliver simple and secure pen-based online identification. The prototype, built upon user case studies, was evaluated in a simulated scenario of digital authentication in comparison to conventional ID-password identification. The user evaluation confirmed that the pen-based identification tool with biometrics delivers a simple and trustworthy experience to users during the procedure of authentication.