Story-based authentication for mobile devices using semantically-linked images

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Ilesanmi Olade, Hai-Ning Liang, Charles Fleming

Published: 2023, Last Modified: 23 Jul 2025Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud. 2023EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•Users of PIN and Swipe style passwords pick simple patterns.•Story-based authentication lets the user pick memorable graphical patterns based on stories.•Careful selection of the graphical tokens enables more random passwords.•SemanticLock passwords are easy to use, more memorable, and more secure.