eprintid: 20251 rev_number: 48 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/00/02/02/51 datestamp: 2018-10-29 16:10:43 lastmod: 2020-02-12 17:11:15 status_changed: 2018-10-29 16:10:43 type: proceedings_section metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Weiricb, D creators_name: Sasse, MA title: Persuasive Password Security ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: A01 divisions: B04 divisions: C05 divisions: F48 note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Users of password-protected systems have to be persuaded to follow certain regulations to keep systems secure. This paper describes the results of a first study of the mental models, metaphors, attitudes and skills users hold with respect to password mechanisms. It shows that users are currently not motivated to adopt proper password practices. They do not believe that they ultimately can stop somebody from getting into the system, or that somebody getting in could cause them any serious personal harm. We recommend a novel approach to the design of training and online support, which is based on an appropriate use of fear appeals. date: 2001 publisher: ACM official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/634067.634152 vfaculties: VENG oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_source: Scopus elements_id: 21763 doi: 10.1145/634067.634152 lyricists_name: Sasse, Martina lyricists_id: MASAS22 full_text_status: public series: (CHI) Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems volume: 2001 place_of_pub: USA: New York pagerange: 139 - 140 event_title: (CHI '01) Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems book_title: Proceedings of (CHI '01) Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems editors_name: Tremaine, Marilyn (Mantei) citation: Weiricb, D; Sasse, MA; (2001) Persuasive Password Security. In: Tremaine, Marilyn (Mantei), (ed.) Proceedings of (CHI '01) Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (pp. 139 - 140). ACM: USA: New York. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/20251/2/CHI_2001.pdf