PASSWORD MANAGER SECURITY USING HONEY ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM AND HONEYPOT TECHNIQUE

Authors

  • Anas Danial Faculty of Informatics & Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Malaysia
  • Mohd Fadzil Abdul Kadir Faculty of Informatics & Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Faisal Amri Abidin Faculty of Informatics & Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Malaysia
  • Mohamad Afendee Mohamed Faculty of Informatics & Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Malaysia
  • Nazirah Abdul Hamid Faculty of Informatics & Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Malaysia
  • Siti Dhalila Mohd Satar Faculty of Informatics & Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37231/myjcam.2023.6.2.87

Keywords:

Password Manager, Honey Encryption, Honeypot, IP Address, MAC Address

Abstract

Password managers are crucial tools for securely storing and managing multiple passwords. However, they can become targets for attackers attempting to gain unauthorized access to sensitive user data. In this paper, we propose an approach to password manager security by combining the Honey Encryption algorithm with the Honeypot technique. By implementing Honey Encryption on the authorization process of the password manager, we can effectively divert attackers to a honeypot, which contains a list of fake/honeyword passwords. The honeypot is designed to be high interaction, allowing us to gather valuable information about the attacker, such as their IP address and MAC address. This information can be crucial for further analysis and taking appropriate actions to mitigate the security breach. Our proposed system provides an additional layer of security to password managers, making them more robust against unauthorized access attempts.

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Published

2023-08-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Malaysian Journal of Computing and Applied Mathematics

Section

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