A Login System Using Mouse Dynamics

This paper will describe a login method for accessing computer systems, using mouse dynamics. The user needs to perform a task with his mouse pointer, and based on the performance of that task, the user is granted or denied access to the computer. Such a system could be a replacement for, or an addition to, the ordinary username/password system. A password based system has in general the disadvantage that passwords are either too hard to remember or too easy to guess. A system using biometrics has the advantage that people cannot forget it. A system using mouse dynamics has the additional advantage that no extra hardware is needed, like for example in the case of fingerprint biometrics.