Startup Replacing Passwords With Patterns (Shayype)

By: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jun 28, 2017

This startup, Shayype, aims to eliminate passwords, replacing them with patterns.

Problems with passwords are clear, as simple passwords, re-used passwords, brute force attacks on passwords, etc. create significant problems.

But can 'patterns' fix this problem?

Inside this report, we share our test findings on Shayype's approach.

**** *******,*******, **** ** ********* passwords, ********* **** **** patterns.

******** **** ********* *** clear, ** ****** *********, re-used *********, ***** ***** attacks ** *********, ***. create *********** ********.

*** *** '********' *** this *******?

****** **** ******, ** share *** **** ******** on *******'* ********.

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****** **** * ***** password ** ***,*********** * ****** ** changing ******* **** ********** to ***** ** *** display. ** ***** *********, the **** ***** ** the ******** ******* ********* the ***** ** * sequence ******* **** **** previously *******.

*** ********* ***** ***** example ********* *** ***** of *** ******** ***** composing * ******* ********:

*** *** ** *** pattern's ********, ** **** future ********* **** *** entirely ********* *******. *** interface ********* / ****** numbers ***** **** ********* when *** ****** ** moved:

******* ****** **** *** matrix ****** '*.* ******* possible ******** ** *** 6x6 ****** (** *** use *** **** *****)', and **** ** '**** if ******* ***** *** same *******, **** *********** of ******* *** ****-**** will ** *********', ********* in * ****** ********, single *** '****' ******* of * ********.

********** * *******, ** forgetting * *** *** that ******, ******* ******* or ******** ******* ** reset **. ** *** case ** *******'* **** website, **** **** * reset **** ***** ***** chose * *** *******.

Overview *****

** *** ***** *****, we **** *** ******* works *** *** ** is ********* **** ******** based **************:

Claimed **********

******* ****** **** ******* one **** ***** ****** be ****** *** ********** patterns ** ******* *** not **** ** *****, their ****** ** **** secure. ** ******** ** the ******* ******** *** password, ******* ****** ******* other ********** **** ******** passwords, *********:

  • ** ****** '*****': **** *******, ***** do *** **** ** touch *** ******, ** fixed ******* ******* ** enter * ****, *** only *** *** ******* with ***** **** *** enter ** ***** * separate ******. **** ** different **** *********** ******* where **** ****, ********* use ** **** ******** buttons *** ****** ****** or ****, '*******' ********* threats ***** ******* *** used *** ***** ******. Shayype's *** ****** *** a **** ** ******* buttons ** *** **** that ** *** **** someone ******** ** **** of *** ******* ***** used.
  • ****-**-*****: ** *** ********* values *** ******* * - *, **** ***** is ******** ******** ***** on *** ******, ******* complicating *******. ** ******* sees * **** ***** entered, ** ***** *********** be ******* ********* ********.
  • ******* ************: **** ** ***** prefer ****** ********, **** 'L- ******' ** '**** corners', *** ***** *** pattern ** ******* **** also ** *****, ** moving **** *****-**-****, ** leaving * ***, ** pressing *** **** **** twice **** ** *** obscurity ** * ******** roster ** ******. ********, key ******* ** ****** passwords *** ******* ** themselves, ** *** ****** they ******* ** **** symbolic ** * ******** pattern *** ********* *********.

Online ****

*** ******* ***** *'***** ** *******' ******* ***** *******. **** users ****** ***** *********, Shayype ******* ** ******* page ********** *** *** *** how ******** *** ********** *** *** *** system ***** **********.

***********

*** *** ******* ********, Shayype's ****** **** **** drawbacks, ********** *** *** physical ******** ******. *** top **** *******:

  • ** ******* ***: ******* ** ***** an **** **** * very ***** ***-****** **********, and *** *** *** been ******* ** ******** in ** *** ********. While * ********** ****, the ******** ***** *** history *** *** ******* lacks ********** ** ********** use *** **********.
  • ******** ***** ********: ***** **** ********* to ******* **** ****, Shayype ******** *** ***** be ********* ** ******** out *** ***** ** unauthorized *****. **** ***** that ************* ******** ** codes *** ** *******, but ********* ********** ***** can ***** ***** ***** codes.
  • *****-***** ****: ******* ** ***** developed ** *** **-********** from ******* ******** ******** or *************,*** **** ********** ** marketing *** ***************** *** ***** ********* ********* ******** **** Philips, *****, ***, *** T-Mobile. *******, ******* *** have *********** ********** ******** new ******** ** ****** or ********** *** ******** through ******* ******.

Vote / ****

Versus ************

*** ******** ******** ************, Shayype ***** ** ** interesting *** *** ******** access ******* ** ******* for *** ** ****** readers. ****** **** ******* stagnant **** **** *** quickly ** ********* ** observed ** ************ *****, Shayype ***** ******* '*********** security' ** ******* ** using * ********* ****** of ********** ***** *****.

**** '**** ********' ******* that ********* ***** ******* are ****** ******* **** still **** ****** ***** stolen **** ********, ** the ***** ** *** code **** *** ****** nor **** *** ********* the ******* ******. ****** forms ** ************ **** like *****, ** ***** in ******** ******* ****: ***********:

******* *********** ******** *** security ** **** ** not ***** ***** ********* at ***, ******* ************* a *********** **** **** of ****** **********.

Still ***** ** ******

** *** ********* *** Shayype's *******-***** ****, *** the ****** *** ******* needs ** *********** ** can ** **** **** effectively *** ********, ***** the **** ** ***** record *** **** ********.

Comments (16)

Undisclosed End User #1

07/06/17 03:01pm

* **** **** * ******** ******* ********** *** ********* ******* to ****. * ******* ** *** ********. *** ********** *** sold ** *******, ***** ** *** **** ** *******. * wonder ** ***** ****** **** *** ****. :)

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 07/06/17 04:22pm

****'* * **** ****!

**** ** * ***** of*******'* ********:

*** ************ **** *** strong. *'** *** ******* to ******* ** *****/***/** their ****** ** *********.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 07/07/17 05:58pm

* ******* ******** *******, one ** *** ********** of *******, ** *** about *** ************* ******* it *** *******'* ********. His ********:

"* *** *** ********** of ******** (**************://**.*********.***/****/********) **** ******* *****, who * ***** ** as * ******* ********** to ** **** ***********.

******* ******* ** * far **** ********* *******, offering *********** *** ******** of ***** *** *** addition ** * **** security *******.

***’** **** ****** **** the **** **** **** a ************* **** **** criticised ******** ******* ** theory * ****** *** records *** **** ******* and *** ********** ***** in *** *-* ***** could ******* **** *** the ****’* *******.

*** **** ****** **’** created * **** ******** version (******* ***) ***** doesn’t *** *** ******’* keyboard, ********** * ****** knowing ***** ********** **** been ***** **. **** means ** *** **** that ** ******** ***** have ** ******/**** *** login ********* ******* ******** times – ***** ** course ****’** ******** ** do."

***********, ******* **** **** Shayype's ******** ******/ *** matrix ****** ******** *** obscured ********* ****** (*, not * ******) **** observation **** ********* **** the ******* *******.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 07/07/17 06:14pm

*** **** ****** **’** created * **** ******** version (******* ***) ***** doesn’t *** *** ******’* keyboard, ********** * ****** knowing ***** ********** **** been ***** **.

***** *** ****** *********** regarding ******* *** ** apparently ******* ** **** one ****,

*** **** ** ******** it.

*******, ** ******* ** the ********* ** ** access ******* ***********;

** ** ****** ******* the ******** ****** ***** for *** ***** * mobile ******, * ***** wonder **** *** ***** is ******, ***** **** other **** ********** ******* exist *******, ** * smartphone ** ********.

Undisclosed #2

07/07/17 05:01am

***** **** ********* ** ******* **** ****, ******* ******** *** still ** ********* ** ******** *** *** ***** ** ************ users.

1 * ** ** ** ** may not need much explaining :)

Undisclosed #3

07/07/17 05:34am

**** ***** ** **** challenging *** * ****** shoulder ****** ** ***** your ***, *** * determined ****** ***** ***** video ** *** *******, and *** ***** ******* can **** ** ********** as **** ** *** session ******* *** *** entered *** *** ********.

***** **'* ******** ** be **** ** *** this ** ***** ****** to * ********* ****** limiting *** ***** ** view *** * ****-******** key *** ** ***** case * ***** **'* pretty **** ** ********** stolen ***********.

*** **'* **** ********** more ********* ** ***** the ******* **** * friend ** * ***. Their ************* ***** ***** just *** ** ** it. * ***** ******** on * ****** **** and *** *********** *** shared.

*** *** ****** *** should ******* ********* *** password *** ** ***** link. ***** ********* **** out ***** **** **, and **'* ****, ** that *****'* ****** ****** me. ** ****** ** standard.

** *** **** ** prevent ******* ** ****** control ***********, *** **** factor **************, **** **** back, *** ****** ******* policy ******* *******.

*** *********** ************** ****** will ******** ***** *** possibility ** ****** ****** credentials, *** ********* ****** along **** **** **** back **** ****** **** limit ************ ****** ** the ***** *** *** going ** *** ** no ****** **** ********** measures *** ** *****.

*****, *** ** **** is ******* ********* ** the ****** ** ** innovative ** ******** ****** appears ** **, *** it ** *** ****** significantly **** ******** **** what ** ******* ********* in *** ******.

**** **?

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 07/07/17 06:54am

*** * ********** ****** might ***** ***** ** the *******, *** *** users ******* *** **** be ********** ** **** as *** ******* ******* and *** ******* *** are ********.

**, **** ***** *** be ****** *** ** theduplicate ****** in the grid. For instance, Brian's 411022 one-time password yields many thousand compatible patterns, not just his valid one of four corners and two center, so you would not be able to try them all before lock-up.

** *** ***** ****, if *** **** **** to ******** ***** ***** ofseveral ****** ** *** **** ******, each with their own key grid, you could eventually determine the pattern, by deduction.

***** * ***** ***** work *** **** *********, but ** ***** ** something **** **** ******* code ***** ** ********** with **,*** ********, ~*^*. Each ******* ***** ***** another **,***. *** ******** not ** *** ******** from *** ******** ******** would ** *********, ***** the ******* ******* ***** have ** ** ******* in *** ****.

***** *** ****** **** there ** **** *** left. ***** *** ***** do ** **** **** a ******* ** *****, or ***** **** ** something **** ***** **** it **** ******, *** one ***** ********** ** not ******.

****** ***'** ****** ***** :)

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/07/17 07:01am

***, ***'** *****. ** mistake! *****, **** ** pretty **** *** **** attack **** ********* *** it ***** ** ** it *** ** ********** addressed **** ******** **********. But ** *** *** add **** ** *** list ** ********* ******** features, *** *** * guess.

Paul Shah

07/08/17 12:26am

*** * ***** ** by ******** * **** image ** *** *** to ******* *** *******? It ***** **** *** I **** *** ******* and ** *****'* ****** what *** ****** ******* are.

*** ****** **** ******* from ********* *** *** random ******* ** ********* a ****** *******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Paul Shah | 07/09/17 02:57am

**** ****** ******* ******** times, ** **** * phising ******* ***** ******* multiple ************ ** ********** a *******.

*'** *** ******* *** specifics, *** * ****** phising ******* **** *** likely ******* *** *******.

Paul Shah

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 07/09/17 07:31am

**'* ******** *** *******, not *** ****** *******

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Paul Shah | 07/09/17 06:33pm

*** **** ***'* **** the *******, **** **** give *** ******* **** that ********** ** **** patterns, **** *** ** which ** *** *** that *** **** *** up.

** *** **** ** make ***** ****** ** the **** ********* **** unique **** ****** ***** work, *** ***** ***** are ** ******* ********, only ***** *** ****** 0-5, **** * **** would ******* ** * forgery.

Paul Shah

07/09/17 07:50pm

** ** * **** to ******* *** * fake **** **** *** the ***** *** ****** of *** *** ****** layout **** ********* *******, you **** ** ***** on *** ** *** fake ****** *** **** i ***** ** **** to **** **** ******* and *****.

* ******'* ** **** to ***** ** **** moment, *** * ************ my ****.

**** * **** **** pattern *** *****, * can ** ** *** real ****, ***** ** the **** *******, **** the **** ****** ******* to ***** ** *** real ****

**** ***** ** *** MITM ******.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Paul Shah | 07/09/17 08:35pm

** ** * **** to ******* *** * fake **** **** *** the ***** *** ****** of *** *** ****** layout **** ********* *******, you **** ** ***** on *** ** *** fake ******....

***** ** ** ******** on *** ******** *** **, **** at *****'* ***** *****.

*** **** **** *** click ** *** ****** is **** *** ***** the ******* *** *** first ****, *** **** there *** ** *******.

***********, *** ***** ***** them ** ****** ***** pattern, *** **** *****'* help *** **** ***** previous, ***** ***** *******.

*******, ** *** ** done, *** **** **** several ********* ****** **** different ***** ** ******, as * ***** *****.

Paul Shah

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/09/17 08:41pm

***, **** ***** *****

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/10/17 01:52am

**** ** *******, ******* users ** *** ***** a ******* ** *** matrix. **** ********* *** pattern *** ***** ********** divulge **.

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