Usable Security Week 5 Quiz Answer

Usable Security Week 5 Quiz Answer


Usable Security Week 5 Quiz Answer

By University Of Maryland



About this Course

This course focuses on how to design and build secure systems with a human-centric focus. We will look at basic principles of human-computer interaction, and apply these insights to the design of secure systems with the goal of developing security measures that respect human performance and their goals within a system.




 Week 5 Quiz - Usable Authentication 




Q1) What type of attack would be most effective / fastest if the user's password is "hello"?
  • Dictionary
  • Brute Force
  • Common Word
  • Crack


Q2) Which of the following passwords is most secure?
  • dogz&c4TS
  • sometimes extra student clever
  • abc123
  • As 34df


Q3) True or False: Two factor authentication improves the security and usability of a system.
  • True
  • False


Q4) Which of the following is not a type of biometric authentication?
  • voice analysis
  • Facial recognition
  • PIN code
  • Free gesture


Q5) Which of the following is NOT a method for obtaining a second factor authentication code?
  • Choosing a memorable year in one's life
  • From an app designed to create codes
  • Off a device that generates codes
  • In a text message


Q6) Which of the following is not a type of gesture based authentication?
  • Swiping multiple fingers in a line or shape
  • Connecting dots on a grid
  • Drawing a signature on a touch screen
  • Typing in a numeric code on a keypad


Q7)In the paper on smudge attacks, on which phone was it easiest to find password information?
  • Phone that touched the face
  • Clean screen phone with a normal touch
  • Phone where the password was entered with a light touch


Q8) Which of the following improves security of a traditional password system?
  • Limitations on the number of incorrect logins in a fixed time frame
  • Requiring users to reset their passwords once a week
  • Requiring users to enter their password twice when they log in.
  • Automatically changing users' passwords every six months


Q9) True or false: fingerprint recognition is generally faster than password entry for authentication.
  • True
  • False


Q10) Which of the following are measures of usability for authentication systems ?
  • Speed
  • Security
  • Likelihood of error
  • How easy it is to learn











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