A novel security usability method for e-learning platforms
Subject Areas : Main Subject
Golbarg
Nasiri
1
Negin
Hajiahmadi
2
Keywords: security, usability, security usability, authentication, e-learning ,
Abstract :
Traditionally, security and usability has acted against each other. Specially, for inexpert people, usability means ignoring security and secure systems are not usable. Researchers and developers recognized that current security problems would be solved only through addressing issues raised through usability and human factor. In fact, future of cyber security relies on deployment of security technologies which widely could be used by inexpert users. Interpretative Key Management (IKM) is a cryptographic key management system under category of master key which empowers users to generate the cryptographic keys within the end-user systems. This article proposes a novel method which specifically helps beginners to achieve both safety and usability of communications and network-based software by utilizing IKM. In this method processes of user authentication and encryption of transmitted and stored data will be fully automated and does not require the users to do any security configuration. The main targeted application of proposed method is to enhance security and usability of e-learning systems when the trainees do not have enough computer knowledge.