Modified System for User Authentication on the Internet

Authentication on the internet is a large concern for major websites and ecommerce sites. Most of them utilize Google or Facebook APIs to authenticate their users. These APIs are useful because of the large user base they have and the ease of access as new registration is not needed as the 3rd Party API authenticates the user. The major concern with these APIs is the use of username and password. Username and password are the most commonly used mechanism for authentication because of simplicity and convenience. However, it suffers from drawbacks like selection of weak passwords by the users, users disclosing their passwords etc. This weakens the security posture of the organizations [2]. Hence, we propose a modified image based authentication system. Along with two more fall-back techniques which are Steganography based and Token based authentication systems. The Steganography based authentication system works as an image key to authenticate the user with the help of an image that is embedded with the user’s token in case the user is unable to verify him/herself by the image based authentication system. The Token based system works with a companion app that allows the user to perform quick hassle-free login.