Password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and LSTM recurrent neural networks
Objectives. One of the most commonly used authentication methods in computer systems, password authentication is susceptible to various attacks including brute-force and dictionary attacks. This susceptibility requires not only the strict protection of user credentials, but also the definition of cr...
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| description | Objectives. One of the most commonly used authentication methods in computer systems, password authentication is susceptible to various attacks including brute-force and dictionary attacks. This susceptibility requires not only the strict protection of user credentials, but also the definition of criteria for increasing a password’s strength to minimize the possibility of its exploitation by an attacker. Thus, an important task is the development of a verifier for checking passwords for strength and prohibiting the user from setting passwords that are susceptible to cracking. The use of machine learning methods to construct a verifier involves algorithms for formulating requirements for password complexity based on lists of known passwords available for each strength category.Methods. The proposed supervised machine learning algorithms comprise support vector machines, random forest, boosting, and long short-term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network types. Embedding and term frequency–inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) methods are used for data preprocessing, while cross-validation is used for selecting hyperparameters.Results. Password strength recommendations and requirements from international and Russian standards are described. The existing methods of password strength verification in various operating systems are analyzed. The experimental results based on existing datasets comprising passwords having an associated level of strength are presented.Conclusions. A LSTM recurrent neural network is highlighted as one of the most promising areas for building a password strength verifier. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1ab56e012aba4a7b860ea7f1b9b6f7bd2025-02-03T11:45:51ZrusMIREA - Russian Technological UniversityРоссийский технологический журнал2500-316X2023-08-0111471510.32362/2500-316X-2023-11-4-7-15378Password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and LSTM recurrent neural networksV. V. Belikov0I. A. Prokuronov1MIREA – Russian Technological UniversitySFB LaboratoryObjectives. One of the most commonly used authentication methods in computer systems, password authentication is susceptible to various attacks including brute-force and dictionary attacks. This susceptibility requires not only the strict protection of user credentials, but also the definition of criteria for increasing a password’s strength to minimize the possibility of its exploitation by an attacker. Thus, an important task is the development of a verifier for checking passwords for strength and prohibiting the user from setting passwords that are susceptible to cracking. The use of machine learning methods to construct a verifier involves algorithms for formulating requirements for password complexity based on lists of known passwords available for each strength category.Methods. The proposed supervised machine learning algorithms comprise support vector machines, random forest, boosting, and long short-term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network types. Embedding and term frequency–inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) methods are used for data preprocessing, while cross-validation is used for selecting hyperparameters.Results. Password strength recommendations and requirements from international and Russian standards are described. The existing methods of password strength verification in various operating systems are analyzed. The experimental results based on existing datasets comprising passwords having an associated level of strength are presented.Conclusions. A LSTM recurrent neural network is highlighted as one of the most promising areas for building a password strength verifier.https://www.rtj-mirea.ru/jour/article/view/730cybersecuritypassword strengthsupervised machine learningrecurrent neural networklstm |
| spellingShingle | V. V. Belikov I. A. Prokuronov Password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and LSTM recurrent neural networks Российский технологический журнал cybersecurity password strength supervised machine learning recurrent neural network lstm |
| title | Password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and LSTM recurrent neural networks |
| title_full | Password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and LSTM recurrent neural networks |
| title_fullStr | Password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and LSTM recurrent neural networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and LSTM recurrent neural networks |
| title_short | Password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and LSTM recurrent neural networks |
| title_sort | password strength verification based on machine learning algorithms and lstm recurrent neural networks |
| topic | cybersecurity password strength supervised machine learning recurrent neural network lstm |
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