Usability of Security: A Case Study

Published: Apr 12, 2000
Updated: Apr 12, 2000
Section: Network Security Library :: Software Engineering
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Human factors are perhaps the greatest current barrier to effective computer security. Most security mechanisms are simply too difficult and confusing for the average computer user to manage correctly. Designing security software that is usable enough to be effective is a specialized problem, and user interface design strategies that are appropriate for other types of software will not be sufficient to solve it.

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