Open Sesame! On the Security and Memorability of Verbal Passwords
Eunsoo Kim, Kiho Lee, Doowon Kim, Hyoungshick Kim
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2025 · Day 1 · Keys and Passwords
This talk, "Open Sesame! On the Security and Memorability of Verbal Passwords," presented by Eunsoo Kim from Sanguan University, delves into the critical aspects of security and memorability for verbal passwords, an increasingly relevant authentication method. Conducted in collaboration with Etri in South Korea and the University of Tennessee in the United States, the research addresses the growing impracticality of traditional text-based passwords in contexts like VR headsets, smart home interfaces, and mobile banking, where typing is cumbersome or impossible.