A SECURE WAY OF LOGIN WITH PERSUASIV E CUED CLICK POINTS AND PASSFACES

Text passwords are the most prevalent user authentication method, but have security and usability problems. Replacements such as biometric systems and tokens have their own drawbacks. Graphical passwords offer another alternative. The main issues of knowledge - based authentication, usually text - based passwords, are well known. Users tend to choose memorable passwords that are easy for attackers to guess, but strong system assigned passwords are difficult for users to remember. An important usability goal for authentication systems is to support users in selecting better passwords, thus increasing security by expanding the effective password space.