e-Infrastructure and e-Services. 7th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2015, Cotonou, Benin, December 15-16, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

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Paying with a Selfie: A Hybrid Micro-payment Framework Based on Visual Cryptography

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_15,
        author={Stelvio Cimato and Ernesto Damiani and Fulvio Frati and Jo\`{\i}l Hounsou and Judica\`{\i}l Tandji\^{e}kpon},
        title={Paying with a Selfie: A Hybrid Micro-payment Framework Based on Visual Cryptography},
        proceedings={e-Infrastructure and e-Services. 7th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2015, Cotonou, Benin, December 15-16, 2015, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={AFRICOMM},
        year={2017},
        month={1},
        keywords={Micro-payment Visual cryptography Mobile},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_15}
    }
    
  • Stelvio Cimato
    Ernesto Damiani
    Fulvio Frati
    Joël Hounsou
    Judicaël Tandjiékpon
    Year: 2017
    Paying with a Selfie: A Hybrid Micro-payment Framework Based on Visual Cryptography
    AFRICOMM
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_15
Stelvio Cimato1,*, Ernesto Damiani,*, Fulvio Frati1,*, Joël Hounsou2,*, Judicaël Tandjiékpon2,*
  • 1: Università degli Studi di Milano
  • 2: Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques
*Contact email: stelvio.cimato@unimi.it, ernesto.damiani@kustar.ac.ae, fulvio.frati@unimi.it, joelhoun@gmail.com, judicaeltandjiekpon@yahoo.fr

Abstract

In developing countries, the mobile revolution is happening in these days, and technology is now improving life conditions and providing new opportunities for the developing of the economies. In this paper, we provide a micro-payment framework that can be used to conclude everyday financial transactions. The novelty of the approach relies on the usage of techniques of easy understanding and application, even for uncultured people. The security of the system is also ensured by exploiting visual cryptography schemes, whose reconstruction phase requires no particular technical skills and relies only on human activities. The description of usage scenarios and the prototypal architecture of the framework are provided together with the initial plan for the experimental deployment.