E­Commerce (Aug­Dec 2009)

Term Paper

Name: MANILA M V Roll No: CS08M028 Title: Three­Dimensional Password for More Secure Authentication

Goal

The goal is to design a multi factor authentication scheme that

combines the the various authentication scheme into a single 3D virtual environment which results in a larger password space. The design of 3D virtual environment, the selection of object inside the environment, and the object type reflect the resulted password space. User have freedom to select whether the 3­D password will be solely recall, recognition, or token based, or combination of two schemes or more.

Brief Description of the System
The proposed system is a multi factor authentication scheme. It can combine all existing authentication schemes into a single 3­D virtual environment. This 3­D virtual environment contains several objects or items with which the user can interact. The user is presented with this 3­D virtual environment where the user navigates and interacts with various objects. The sequence of actions and interactions toward the objects inside the 3­D environment constructs the user’s 3­D password. The 3­D password can combine most existing authentication schemes such as textual passwords, graphical passwords, and various types of biometrics into a 3­D virtual environment. The choice of what authentication schemes will be part of the user's 3D password reflects the user's preferences and requirements. A user who prefers to remember and recall a password might choose textual and graphical password as part of their 3D password. On the other hand users who have more difficulty with memory or recall might prefer to choose smart cards or biometrics as part of their 3D password. Moreover user who prefer to keep any kind of biometric data