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A Practical and Secure Hash Function-Based Password Authentication Scheme

Muhammad Helmi Ali1, Eddie Shahril Ismail1 and Firdaus Mohamad Hamzah1
  • 1 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Abstract

In this study, we propose a practical and secure hash function-based password authentication scheme using smart cards. Our proposed scheme offers some advantages and interesting features. Firstly, the scheme does not require a verification table and is secure against the replay attacks, an attack that most of the existing schemes suffer. Secondly, any user of the scheme be allowed to change his or her account’s password efficiently. Thirdly, the time complexity for each algorithm in the proposed scheme are relatively low and minimal compared to some existing well-known password authentication schemes.

Journal of Computer Science
Volume 15 No. 7, 2019, 954-960

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2019.954.960

Submitted On: 16 March 2019 Published On: 17 July 2019

How to Cite: Ali, M. H., Ismail, E. S. & Hamzah, F. M. (2019). A Practical and Secure Hash Function-Based Password Authentication Scheme. Journal of Computer Science, 15(7), 954-960. https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2019.954.960

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Keywords

  • Cryptography
  • Password Authentication Scheme
  • Hash Function
  • Smart Cards