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PUBLICATIONS

Quantifying Assurance of Knowledge Based Authentication

Published

Author(s)

Nelson E. Hastings, Donna F. Dodson

Abstract

Understanding the principles of knowledge based authentication (KBA) and developing metrics that can be applied to KBA systems will improve information system security. This paper reviews the basics of KBA systems including some environments that KBA can support. The paper then presents three models for the use of KBA when establishing the identity of
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Information Warfare and Security
Conference Location
June 28-29,
Pub Type
Conferences

Keywords

assurance, authentication, knowledge based authentication, metrics, model, security

Citation

Hastings, N. and Dodson, D. (2004), Quantifying Assurance of Knowledge Based Authentication, Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, June 28-29, (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created June 1, 2004, Updated February 17, 2017
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