Continuous user verification based on behavioral biometrics using mouse dynamics

This paper provides overview of the current methods of identifying users based on their interactions with a computer keyboard, mouse or a touchscreen and argues that in their current state of development none of them are capable of establishing the users identity within the time it takes for a user to input a password. The paper proposes the application of behavioral biometrics as a supplement to regular password based user authentication as a safeguard against unauthorized users gaining access to a computer that is already running an authenticated session e.g. unattended computers in offices.

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