I-Corps: Secure Two Factor Authentication with Wearable Hardware Key using Human Body as a Wire

这个I-Corps项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是通过制造可穿戴的双因素认证的“硬件密钥”来提高数字足迹的安全性。凭据薄弱或被盗导致的数据泄露是当今的主要问题，网络钓鱼攻击和身份盗窃导致数百万用户和组织的资产损失。通过提高物理安全性和解决双因素身份验证的低遵从性问题，可以大大提高数字安全性。拟议的技术有可能解决当前的双因素身份验证问题，并大大降低违规风险。这个I-Corps项目的目的是评估将身体用作电线的技术的商业化潜力，在这个提案中，它将应用于安全认证的情况。先前的研究表明，与蓝牙等无线技术不同，该技术通过防止黑客窥探信号来实现物理安全。先前的研究已经确定，在低频率下开发低损耗通信是可能的。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is to improve the security of a digital footprint by making a “hardware key” for two-factor authentication wearable. Breaches due to weak or stolen credentials is a major problem today, and phishing attacks and identity theft result in loss of assets for millions of users and organizations. By increasing physical security and solving the problem of low compliance of two-factor authentication, digital security can be vastly improved. The proposed technology has the potential to resolve the current issues with two-factor authentication and greatly lower risks for breaches. This I-Corps project aims to evaluate the commercialization potential of technology that uses the body as a wire, and in this proposal it will be applied to the case of secure authentication. Prior work has shown that the proposed technology enables physical security by preventing hackers from snooping the signal, unlike wireless technologies such as Bluetooth. Prior research has established that it is possible to develop low-loss communication at low frequencies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.