Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. 13th International Conference, SecureComm 2017, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, October 22–25, 2017, Proceedings

Research Article

VaultIME: Regaining User Control for Password Managers Through Auto-Correction

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-78813-5_35,
        author={Le Guan and Sadegh Farhang and Yu Pu and Pinyao Guo and Jens Grossklags and Peng Liu},
        title={VaultIME: Regaining User Control for Password Managers Through Auto-Correction},
        proceedings={Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. 13th International Conference, SecureComm 2017, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, October 22--25, 2017, Proceedings},
        proceedings_a={SECURECOMM},
        year={2018},
        month={4},
        keywords={Password manager Auto-correction IME Usable security},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-78813-5_35}
    }
    
  • Le Guan
    Sadegh Farhang
    Yu Pu
    Pinyao Guo
    Jens Grossklags
    Peng Liu
    Year: 2018
    VaultIME: Regaining User Control for Password Managers Through Auto-Correction
    SECURECOMM
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-78813-5_35
Le Guan1,*, Sadegh Farhang1,*, Yu Pu1,*, Pinyao Guo1,*, Jens Grossklags2,*, Peng Liu1,*
  • 1: Pennsylvania State University
  • 2: Technical University of Munich
*Contact email: lug14@ist.psu.edu, farhang@ist.psu.edu, yxp134@ist.psu.edu, pug132@ist.psu.edu, jens.grossklags@in.tum.de, pliu@ist.psu.edu

Abstract

Users are often educated to follow different forms of advice from security experts. For example, using a password manager is considered an effective way to maintain a unique and strong password for every important website. However, user surveys reveal that most users are not willing to adopt this tool. They feel uncomfortable or even threatened, when they grant password managers the privilege to automate access to their digital accounts. Likewise, they are worried that individuals close to them may be able to access important websites by using the password manager stealthily.