Abdrabou, Yasmeen and Asbeck, Marco and Pfeuffer, Ken and Abdelrahman, Yomna and Hassib, Mariam and Alt, Florian (2023) Empowering Users : Leveraging Interface Cues to Enhance Password Security. In: Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023 - 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, Proceedings : 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part I. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) . Springer, GBR, pp. 359-368. ISBN 9783031422799
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Passwords are a popular means of authentication for online accounts, but users struggle to compose and remember numerous passwords, resorting to insecure coping strategies. Prior research on graphical authentication schemes showed that modifying the interface can encourage more secure passwords. In this study we explored the use of implicit (website background and advertisements) and explicit (word suggestions) cues to influence password composition. We found that 60.59% of passwords were influenced by the interface cues. Our work discusses how designers can use these findings to improve authentication interfaces for better password security.