MimicGesture: Secure device pairing with accelerometer-based gesture input

Oyuntungalag Chagnaadorj*, Jiro Tanaka

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

It is unfeasible to establish a trusted-third party in ad-hoc wireless networks. Transferring authentication data under a human user's control and involvement, called Out-Of-Band (OOB) channel, bootstraps device pairing. A number of OOB channels have been proposed. However, none of them is generally accepted due to their lack of adaptability to various devices. In this paper, we introduce a new OOB channel, called MimicGesture, which uses accelerometer-based gesture input. We argue that our OOB channel is suitable for all kinds of mobile devices, including I/O constrained devices, as the accelerometer is small in size and requires low computational overhead. We conducted a usability test in order to check the viability of our channel.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUbiquitous Information Technologies and Applications, CUTE 2012
Pages59-67
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Technologies and Applications, CUTE 2012 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 2012 Dec 202012 Dec 22

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume214 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Other

Other7th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Technologies and Applications, CUTE 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period12/12/2012/12/22

Keywords

  • Accelerometer
  • Authentication
  • Device pairing
  • Gesture input
  • Mobile device
  • Out-of-band channel
  • Security

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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