Graphical Password Authentication

INTRODUCTION Various graphical password schemes have been proposed as alternatives to text-based passwords. Research and experience have shown that text-based passwords are fraught with both usability and security problems that make them less than desirable solutions. Psychology studies have revealed that the human brain is better at recognizing and recalling images than text. Graphical passwords are intended to capitalize on this human characteristic in hopes that by reducing the memory burden on users, coupled with a larger full password space offered by images, more secure passwords can be produced and users will not resort to unsafe practices in order to cope. Objective GRAPHICAL PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION proposes a new click-based graphical password scheme called Cued Click Points (CCP). It can be viewed as a combination of PassPoints , Passfaces and Story . A password consists of one click-point per image for a sequence of images. The next image displayed is based on the previous click-point so users receive immediate implicit feedback as to whether they are on the correct path when logging in. CCP offers both improved usability and security. Users could quickly create and re-enter their passwords. Another feature of ccp is the immediate implicit feedback telling the correct user whether their latest click-point was correctly entered. Purpose and Scope Purpose Graphical passwords have been designed to make passwords more memorable and easier for people to use and, therefore more secure. Using a graphical password, users click on images rather than type alphanumeric charecters.. Scope Various graphical password schemas have been proposed as alternative to text based passwords. It can be used everywhere instead of text-based passwords. The security of the system can be increased by increasing the number of levels used, the number of tolerance squares used. A password authentication system should encourage strong passwords by maintaining memorability. The proposed authentication schema allow user choice while influencing users towards stronger passwords. Problem Definition The existing system is PassPoints . It proposed Passwords which could be composed of several points anywhere on an image. They also proposed a scheme with three overlapping grids, allowing for login attempts that were approximately correct to be accepted.It seems obvious that some areas of an image are more attractive to users as click-points. If this phenomenon is too strong, the likelihood that attackers can

guess a password significantly increases. If attackers learn which images are being used, they can select a set of likely hotspots through image processing tools or by observing a small set of users on the target image and then building an attack dictionary based on those points EXISTING SYSTEM The existing system uses the method known as PassPoints . It proposed Passwords which could be composed of several points anywhere on an image. If attackers learn which images are being used, they can easily select the pass points through shoulder surfing. PROPOSED SYSTEM Click cued points is a click-based graphical password scheme, a cued-recall graphical password technique. Various graphical password schemes have been proposed as alternatives to text-based passwords It can be used as password for folder lock, web-driven applications, desktop lock etc. MODULE DESCRIPTION Graphical Password Authentication consists of 4 modules : Administrator User management, image settings User password reset, sent feedbacks Registration new user registration using image gallery Login graphical password authentication using cued click points(ccp)

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