... in creating an AUP. Practical implications This work explores the effect of multi-touch movement on creating AUPs. The results should be of interest for software developers and security researchers for exploring the effect of multi-touch behaviours on the creation of graphical passwords on mobile phones...

...Panagiotis Andriotis; George Oikonomou; Alexios Mylonas; Theo Tryfonas Purpose – The Android pattern lock screen (or graphical password) is a popular user authentication method that relies on the advantages provided by the visual representation of a password, which enhance its memorability...