ECG Authentication for Mobile Devices

• Published in: IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 591 - 600
• Main Authors: Arteaga-Falconi, Juan Sebastian, Al Osman, Hussein, El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.03.2016; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Acceptance; Algorithms; Authentication; Biometrics; electrocardiogram (ECG) authentication; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Feature extraction; Gain; human identification; Lead; Marketing; mobile authentication; Mobile communication; Mobile communication systems; Mobile handsets; mobile security; Passwords; portable ECG; Biometrics; human identification; mobile authentication; portable ECG; electrocardiogram (ECG) authentication; electrocardiography; mobile security

Traditional mobile login methods, like numerical or graphical passwords, are vulnerable to passive attacks. It is common for intruders to gain access to personal information of their victims by watching them enter their passwords into their mobile screens from a close proximity. With this in mind, a...