Password Strength Metre Application

Authors

  • Sirapat Boonkrong School of Information Technology and DIGITECH, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
  • Arkalerk Kitthimon School of Information Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
  • Patchara Koksoungnoen School of Information Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
  • Krissada Jenprakhon School of Information Technology, Suranaree University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i15.22323

Keywords:

access control, authentication, password, password strength

Abstract


Passwords are considered the most commonly used method of authentication.  Unfortunately, weak passwords are known to be the main cause of many cyber attacks.  With stronger passwords, it is believed that this first line of defence would be able to reduce the risk of cyber attacks, trespass and information exposure.   A password strength metre application was, therefore, developed so that users can try out the passwords of their choice before actually deciding to register them.  Although the application contains such information as password entropy, password quality index and password complexity index, the data is presented in a user-friendly way so that it is intuitive to any users.

Author Biography

Sirapat Boonkrong, School of Information Technology and DIGITECH, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Sirapat Boonkrong is a full-time lecturer in the School of Information Technology and DIGITECH at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand.  He received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath, UK. His main area of research is authentication and access control as well as cyber security in general. He is currently responsible in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of cyber security.

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Published

2021-08-11

How to Cite

Boonkrong, S., Kitthimon, A., Koksoungnoen, P., & Jenprakhon, K. (2021). Password Strength Metre Application. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 15(15), pp. 59–73. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i15.22323

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 15 (2021)

Section

Papers