• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2009

로그인 과정에서는 사용자의 ID와 Password를 기반으로 시스템에 대한 사용권한을 확인하고 접근 권한을 부여한다. 하지만 로그인 과정에서 입력된 ID와 Password 정보는 패킷 스니핑 또는 키 로그(Key log) 프로그램 등을 이용하여 악의적인 공격자에 의해 노출될 수 있다는 취약점이 있다. 웹서버 또는 웹메일 시스템 등에 등록된 ID와 Password가 노출된다면 이는 개인 프라이버시 문제와도 연결되어 매우 심각한 문제를 야기한다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 ID/Password 기반 로그인 기법과 더불어 소프트웨어 형태의 보안카드를 핸드폰에 설치하여 유무선망을 통한 다중 인증(Multi-factor authentication) 기법을 제시한다. 제안한 소프트웨어 형태의 보안카드 기반 로그인 기법은 ID/Password와 함께 부가적으로 바이오 정보를 이용할 수 있으며 사용자의 핸드폰에 소프트 형태의 보안카드를 생성/전송/저장하게 된다. 따라서 제안한 시스템을 사용할 경우 기존의 ID 및 Password 정보에 대해 각 개인별 바이오 정보 기반 일회용 패스워드(Biometric One-Time Password) 방식으로 소프트 보안카드를 생성할 수 있으며 이를 이용하여 웹 및 인터넷 로그인 과정을 수행하기 때문에 보다 안전한 다중 인증 시스템을 구축할 수 있다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.63-76
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• 2023

Identity and access management in cloud computing is one of the leading significant issues that require various security countermeasures to preserve user privacy. An authentication mechanism is a leading solution to authenticate and verify the identities of cloud users while accessing cloud applications. Building a secured and flexible authentication mechanism in a cloud computing platform is challenging. Authentication techniques can be combined with other security techniques such as intrusion detection systems to maintain a verifiable layer of security. In this paper, we provide an interactive, flexible, and reliable multi-factor authentication mechanisms that are primarily based on a proposed Authentication Method Selector (AMS) technique. The basic idea of AMS is to rely on the user's previous authentication information and user behavior which can be embedded with additional authentication methods according to the organization's requirements. In AMS, the administrator has the ability to add the appropriate authentication method based on the requirements of the organization. Based on these requirements, the administrator will activate and initialize the authentication method that has been added to the authentication pool. An intrusion detection component has been added to apply the users' location and users' default web browser feature. The AMS and intrusion detection components provide a security enhancement to increase the accuracy and efficiency of cloud user identity verification.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.511-535
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• 2017

Internet banking is one of many services provided by financial institutions that have become very popular with an increasing trend. Due to the increased amount of usage of the service, Internet banking has become a target from adversaries. One of the points that are at risk of an attack is the login process. Therefore, it is necessary to have a security mechanism that can reduce this risk. This research designs and develops a multi-factor authentication protocol, starting from a registration system, which generates authentication factors, to an actual authentication mechanism. These factors can be categorised into two groups: short term and long term. For the authentication protocol, only three messages need to be exchanged between a client and a financial institution's server. Many cryptographic processes are incorporated into the protocol, such as symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, a symmetric key generation process, a method for generating and verifying digital signatures. All of the authentication messages have been proved and analysed by the logic of GNY and the criteria of OWASP-AT-009. Even though there are additional factors of authentication, users do not really feel any extra load on their part, as shown by the satisfactory survey.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.187-198
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• 2011

User authentication refers to user identification based on something a user knows, something a user has, something a user is or something the user does; it can also take place based on a combination of two or more of such factors. With the increasingly diverse risks in online environments, user authentication methods are also becoming more diversified. This research analyzes user authentication methods being used in various online environments, such as web portals, electronic transactions, financial services and e-government, to identify the characteristics and issues of such authentication methods in order to present a user authentication level system model suitable for different online services. The results of our method are confirmed through a risk assessment and we verify its safety using the testing method presented in OWASP and NIST SP800-63.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.301-308
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• 2017

스마트폰의 대중화와 인터넷의 발전으로 많은 사람들이 스마트폰을 이용하여 본인확인 인증절차를 진행한다. 스마트폰을 이용하면 개인용 데스크탑 컴퓨터를 이용하는 상황보다 쉽고 빠르게 인증이 가능하기 때문이다. 하지만 인터넷 해킹 기술과 악성코드 배포 기술이 빠르게 진화하고 공격형태도 더 다양해짐에 따라서 모바일 환경에 적합한 인증방법이 요구되고 있다. 인증방법으로는 소지기반 인증, 지식기반 인증, 생체기반 인증, 패턴기반 인증, 다중요소 인증 등의 방법이 있다. 본 논문에서는 스마트폰을 이용하여 수집 가능한 정보를 인증요소로 활용하는 사용자 인증 메커니즘을 제안한다. 제안 인증 메커니즘을 사용하면 본인의 스마트폰 정보 및 환경정보를 숨김 인증요소로 활용하여 타인에게 노출이 안된 상태에서 인증과정을 진행할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 제안 인증 메커니즘을 이용한 사용자 인증 시스템을 구현하여 적용성, 편의성, 보안성을 기준으로 효용성을 평가하였다.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 암호 없는(Passwordless) 사용자 환경에서 제로 트러스트(zero trust) 기반 복합 생체 인증을 제안한다. 다양한 FIDO 2.0(Fast Identity Online) 거래 인증 플랫폼 연동을 위한 메타버스와 연계를 설계한다. 특히, 스마트 단말기의 위치정보와 지자기 센서, 가속기 센서 및 복합인증(MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication)을 위한 생체정보 등을 적용한다. 이때, 조도 및 온도/습도 등 상황인식을 바탕으로 2차 인증으로 복잡한 인증을 통해 사용자 환경에 따른 적응형 복합 인증 플랫폼을 제시한다. 그 결과 사용자 환경에 따라 지문인식과 홍채인식, 얼굴인식, 음성 등 행동 패턴으로 다양한 제로 트러스트를 기반으로 2차 사용자 인증이 가능하다. 또한 FIDO 플랫폼의 복합 통합 인증 연계 결과를 확인하고, FIDO2.0을 이용한 거래 인증 연계 플랫폼의 인증 정확도를 개선하고자 한다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2021

Today, both sides of modern culture are decisively invaded by digitalization. Authentication is considered to be one of the main components in keeping this process secure. Cyber criminals are working hard in penetrating through the existing network channels to encounter malicious attacks. When it comes to enterprises, the company's information is a major asset. Question here arises is how to protect the vital information. This takes into account various aspects of a society often termed as hyper connected society including online communication, purchases, regulation of access rights and many more. In this research paper, we will discuss about the concepts of MFA and KBA, i.e., Multi-Factor Authentication and Knowledge Based Authentication. The purpose of MFA and KBA its utilization for human.to.everything..interactions, offering easy to be used and secured validation mechanism while having access to the service. In the research, we will also explore the existing yet evolving factor providers (sensors) used for authenticating a user. This is an important tool to protect data from malicious insiders and outsiders. Access Management main goal is to provide authorized users the right to use a service also preventing access to illegal users. Multiple techniques can be implemented to ensure access management. In this paper, we will discuss various techniques to ensure access management suitable for enterprises, primarily focusing/restricting our discussion to multifactor authentication. We will also highlight the role of knowledge-based authentication in multi factor authentication and how it can make enterprises data more secure from Cyber Attack. Lastly, we will also discuss about the future of MFA and KBA.

• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.351-358
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• 2013

Pointcheval과 Zimmer는 2008년에, 사용자의 비밀 키, 패스워드, 생체정보를 모두 이용한 다중 인증 요소 기반 키 교환 프로토콜을 제안하였다. 하지만, Hao와 Clarke는, 공격자가 한 개의 인증요소 (패스워드) 를 알고 있다고 가정 했을 때 이를 이용해서 나머지 두 개의 인증요소인 사용자의 비밀 키와 생체정보를 모두 알 수 있는 안전성 결함이 있음을 보였다. 하지만, Hao와 Clarke은 프로토콜 설계의 구조적인 결함 및 복잡성을 이유로 그에 대한 해결책을 제안하지 못하고 남겨 두었다. 본 논문에서는 Hao와 Clarke이 제시한 공격을 효율적으로 방어할 수 있는 대응방안을 제시하고 안전성을 논의한다.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.904-919
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• 2019

Many security systems rely solely on solutions based on Artificial Intelligence, which are weak in nature. These security solutions can be easily manipulated by malicious users who can gain unlawful access. Some security systems suggest using fingerprint-based solutions, but they can be easily deceived by copying fingerprints with clay. Image-based security is undoubtedly easy to manipulate, but it is also a solution that does not require any special training on the part of the user. In this paper, we propose a multi-factor security framework that operates in a three-step process to authenticate the user. The motivation of the research lies in utilizing commonly available and inexpensive devices such as onsite CCTV cameras and smartphone camera and providing fully secure user authentication. We have used technologies such as Argon2 for hashing image features and physically unclonable identification for secure device-server communication. We also discuss the methodological workflow of the proposed multi-factor authentication framework. In addition, we present the service scenario of the proposed model. Finally, we analyze qualitatively the proposed model and compare it with state-of-the-art methods to evaluate the usability of the model in real-world applications.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.346-353
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• 2021

In this proposal, we aim to enhance the security of systems accounts by improving the authentication techniques. We mainly intend to enhance the accuracy of the one-time passwords via including voice biometric and recognition techniques. The recognition will be performed on the server to avoid redirecting voice signatures by hackers. Further, to enhance the privacy of data and to ensure that the active user is legitimate, we propose to periodically update the activated sessions using a user-selected biometric factor. Finally, we recommend adding a pre-transaction re-authentication which will guarantee enhanced security for sensitive operations. The main novelty of this proposal is the use of the voice factor in the verification of the one-time password and the various levels of authentications for a full-security guarantee. The improvement provided by this proposal is mainly designed for sensitive applications. From conducted simulations, findings prove the efficiency of the proposed scheme in reducing the probability of hacking users' sessions.