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when users input their passwords in an exceedingly public place, they will be at risk of attackers stealingtheir watchword. Associate degree wrongdoer will capture a watchword by direct observation or by recording theindividuals’ authentication session. This is said as shoulder-surfing and could be a far-famed risk, of special concernonce authenticating in public places. Till recently, the sole defense against shoulder-surfing was the alertness on the partof the user. Shoulder surfing resistant watchword authentication mechanism assure shoulder-surfing resistantauthentication to user. It allows user to demonstrate by getting into pass-word in graphical way at insecure places as aresult of user never ought to click directly on watchword icons. Usability testing of this mechanism showed that noviceusers were ready to enter their graphical watchword accurately and to recollect it over time. However, the protectionagainst shoulder-surfing comes at the worth of longer time to hold out the authentication.

Sneha Rampure, Sonali Salunke, Snehal Khodade, Padmaja Kawade, “SHOULDER SURFING”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 5, pp. 241-245, May 2018.