Login ideas
Posted by Steve Lee on 2009-02-23 12:48
Hi John,
I work for the Rix Centre and we're currently developing an open-source
eFolio system for TechDis which targets FE users with complex needs...
You can see some working prototypes for the logins I developed here:
http://iamtesting.org/accessible_login/info.php
(note these are huge as they include embedded audio - the intention is that
they will run via thumbsticks in the main, when online the audio for errors
etc will stream)
The idea in addition to accessibility considerations is to provide a
platform for learners to progress through these different methods as the
concepts and skills are developed.
Various combinations of accommodations are available within each approach -
eg sometimes inserting the stick will enter all the creds (ie just be an
object of reference), for others it will enter the user name automatically
or it can ultimately form a replacement to the login dialogue for users able
to enter some text but not type a full url (the eFolio is web based)
reliably.
Likewise with the photo click based logins, accuracy of click placement can
be configured to account for users motor skills and whether they are using a
finger or mouse and so on. These approaches are in addition to a normal text
based login, so use of Flash isn't a barrier to other accessibility needs.
Unlike most of these I went for something without rules, so you can click as
many or few times as you like to set the password - users pick a picture
from their efolio collection.
Downside of these ease of use, is that security is less predictable - which
we counter by quite severe brute force detection and keeping the widgets for
symbol login method (very insecure) offline.
Further to these approaches users can login via credentials encoded in a url
- so a bookmark or link within another application (Clicker and such) can
also be used.
We've also tried demos using more involved software/hardware combos (QR
Codes Readers, ReacTIvision, Oyster cards etc) which are really just
different means of sending the encoded credentials.
Just noticed the switch access version is no longer listening for keypresses
on the above demos, not a good advert, but these demos are quite old
now...and it does work really :)
I'm not aware of any equivalents in the approved LPs (although graphical
passwords are very much in vogue with touch devices on the up, so it won't
be long) but these approaches are easy to develop so there's no reason
(other than security concerns I guess) why they couldn't be included - given
the amount of money changing hands in respect of commercial solutions, SENDA
req's etc this should be happening.
Simon
I work for the Rix Centre and we're currently developing an open-source
eFolio system for TechDis which targets FE users with complex needs...
You can see some working prototypes for the logins I developed here:
http://iamtesting.org/accessible_login/info.php
(note these are huge as they include embedded audio - the intention is that
they will run via thumbsticks in the main, when online the audio for errors
etc will stream)
The idea in addition to accessibility considerations is to provide a
platform for learners to progress through these different methods as the
concepts and skills are developed.
Various combinations of accommodations are available within each approach -
eg sometimes inserting the stick will enter all the creds (ie just be an
object of reference), for others it will enter the user name automatically
or it can ultimately form a replacement to the login dialogue for users able
to enter some text but not type a full url (the eFolio is web based)
reliably.
Likewise with the photo click based logins, accuracy of click placement can
be configured to account for users motor skills and whether they are using a
finger or mouse and so on. These approaches are in addition to a normal text
based login, so use of Flash isn't a barrier to other accessibility needs.
Unlike most of these I went for something without rules, so you can click as
many or few times as you like to set the password - users pick a picture
from their efolio collection.
Downside of these ease of use, is that security is less predictable - which
we counter by quite severe brute force detection and keeping the widgets for
symbol login method (very insecure) offline.
Further to these approaches users can login via credentials encoded in a url
- so a bookmark or link within another application (Clicker and such) can
also be used.
We've also tried demos using more involved software/hardware combos (QR
Codes Readers, ReacTIvision, Oyster cards etc) which are really just
different means of sending the encoded credentials.
Just noticed the switch access version is no longer listening for keypresses
on the above demos, not a good advert, but these demos are quite old
now...and it does work really :)
I'm not aware of any equivalents in the approved LPs (although graphical
passwords are very much in vogue with touch devices on the up, so it won't
be long) but these approaches are easy to develop so there's no reason
(other than security concerns I guess) why they couldn't be included - given
the amount of money changing hands in respect of commercial solutions, SENDA
req's etc this should be happening.
Simon
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By Steve Lee on 2009-03-03 20:55
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