TIMER INDUCED PATTERN SECURITY FOR CRITICAL SYSTEM

Computer Science and Engineering

There have been a number of systems proposed to secure our mobile phones. It includes passwords with alphabets and numbers and latest development called patterns. But the pattern can be easily eavesdropped by noticing the hand movement of the user even though the pattern may be set to be invisible leading to insecurity. But in our system we have overcome it by merely including a timer to each dot. The user can choose any kind of pattern from the matrix and also can choose any amount time to each dot until which the finger has to be idle in that. The number of dots on which the timer is to be activated is purely user’s choice - it can be one or all or some of the user desired pattern. The timing to each pattern is also completely user’s wish - different timings to different dots. As there is to be a limit to everything, the time can be maximum up to five seconds, contemplating about emergency situations. This prohibits third parties to lurk into patterns and access one’s personal data maliciously as one cannot concentrate on both the timing and the pattern. With this there will be no weak passwords. It only requires the user to have a strong memory power to remember the timings with the pattern.

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