A Survey on Two-Factor Authentication Awareness, Concerns, and Methods

Additional Authors

Michael Lehrfeld, Department of Computing, College of Business and Technology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Abstract

Multi-factor authentication systems in higher level education might just seem like a hindrance to accessing your ETSU email to most students, but they actually play a vital role in the security of data. Though much research has been done about multi-factor authentication systems, there is very little research about higher level education systems, in this example universities. For businesses and banks, there are specific guidelines and policies for what the authentication systems should do to protect the data, but there is no such thing for higher level education. With universities housing such a unique set of data (students' personal information, academic records, university employment records, payroll records, etc.) there should be more specific guidelines in place to protect this data. Through a survey and literary review, I plan to develop a theoretical framework of best practices and policies to be implemented when developing a multi-factor authentication system in higher level education.

Start Time

16-4-2025 9:00 AM

End Time

16-4-2025 11:30 AM

Presentation Type

Poster

Presentation Category

Science, Technology and Engineering

Student Type

Undergraduate Student

Faculty Mentor

Ghaith Husari

Faculty Department

Computing

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A Survey on Two-Factor Authentication Awareness, Concerns, and Methods

Multi-factor authentication systems in higher level education might just seem like a hindrance to accessing your ETSU email to most students, but they actually play a vital role in the security of data. Though much research has been done about multi-factor authentication systems, there is very little research about higher level education systems, in this example universities. For businesses and banks, there are specific guidelines and policies for what the authentication systems should do to protect the data, but there is no such thing for higher level education. With universities housing such a unique set of data (students' personal information, academic records, university employment records, payroll records, etc.) there should be more specific guidelines in place to protect this data. Through a survey and literary review, I plan to develop a theoretical framework of best practices and policies to be implemented when developing a multi-factor authentication system in higher level education.