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M.Tech / M.E / PhD Thesis | Computer Science & Engineering | India | Volume 5 Issue 7, July 2016

Avoid Key Logger Attacks Using Blank Virtual Onscreen Keyboard

Jayalekshmi K S | Sunitha S

Abstract: Keyloggers are hardware or software tools that record keyboard strokes. They are a threat during authentication as they can steal important information from the target computers through hidden installation. Nowadays to avoid keylogger attacks, virtual on-screen keyboards are used. But the keylogger has control over the entire Personal Computer (PC) and can read the video buffer. A novel authentication scheme is proposed using blank onscreen keyboard known as password based authentication protocol.

Keywords: Visual channel, password based authentication, smartphone, IMEI

Edition: Volume 5 Issue 7, July 2016,

Pages: 1036 - 1039