Knowledge-based authentication: investigating the use of persuasive cued click points

Abstract

Most users use simple passwords that are easy for hackers to deduce, while robust passwords generated by the system are difficult for end users to remember. This research examines the three-pronged usability and security assessment of the Persuasive Cued Click Points graphical password system. Helping users make informed decisions is a crucial part of any authentication system. Stronger passwords. Improving safety by allowing for more effective password space to be used. Bad passwords contribute to the development of hotspots in click-based graphical passwords, which are regions of an image where users are more likely to choose click-points, facilitating more effective dictionary attacks by hackers. In order to make click-based graphical passwords more secure and harder to crack, the authors of this research used a persuasive technique based on the principle of social influence.