Enhancing Security Using Honeywords

Authors

Bhagyashri Dhanaraj Suryawanshi, Akshay Vilas Patil, Paresh Babulal Tayde, Jeevan Bhagvan Patil, Deepak Vijay Patil

Abstract

Disclosure of password files is a severe security concerns making millions of vulnerable to cyber attack. A cyber security is nothing but cracking the user's password and stolen
files. A brute force attack on the stolen hashfiles can be easily recover the user's password. Honeyword (Decoy Password) method is used to detect attack against hashed password database. A secure server can distinguish on user's real password among Honeyword and send a mail whenever a honeyword is used. Thus the Honeyword Technique is used to detect the unauthorized attempt and protect from stolen

Keywords

honeyword, hashfiles,vulnerable

Enhancing Security Using Honeywords. Bhagyashri Dhanaraj Suryawanshi, Akshay Vilas Patil, Paresh Babulal Tayde, Jeevan Bhagvan Patil, Deepak Vijay Patil. 2017. IJIRCT, Volume 2, Issue 6. Pages 208-211. https://www.ijirct.org/viewPaper.php?paperId=IJIRCT1601039