3 papers
cs.CR2025
An Analysis of the Security, Usability, and Automation Capabilities of Password Update Processes on Top-Ranked Websites
Alexander Krause, Jacques Suray, Lea Schmüser +4
Password updates are a critical part of the password lifecycle and are recommended following exposure of reused passwords or suspected compromise. However, password update processe…
cs.CR2023
"We've Disabled MFA for You": An Evaluation of the Security and Usability of Multi-Factor Authentication Recovery Deployments
Sabrina Amft, Sandra Höltervennhoff, Nicolas Huaman +4
Multi-Factor Authentication is intended to strengthen the security of password-based authentication by adding another factor, such as hardware tokens or one-time passwords using mo…
cs.CR2022
Pushed by Accident: A Mixed-Methods Study on Strategies of Handling Secret Information in Source Code Repositories
Alexander Krause, Jan H. Klemmer, Nicolas Huaman +3
Version control systems for source code, such as Git, are key tools in modern software development. Many developers use services like GitHub or GitLab for collaborative software de…