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Approach for Protecting Mobile Device User’s Data Based on Multifactor Authentication, Visual Cryptography, and Steganography

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An approach is proposed to protect user’s personal data stored on mobile devices running the Android OS, which combines multifactor authentication, secret sharing, visual cryptography, and steganography; and it also uses the built-in security features of the operating system. It ensures the confidentiality of personal data even if both the mobile device and the related remote storage (server) are compromised.

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Shenets, N.N. Approach for Protecting Mobile Device User’s Data Based on Multifactor Authentication, Visual Cryptography, and Steganography. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 57, 886–893 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411623080291

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