Keystroke Dynamics Demo - Password Hardening

Keystroke dynamics is behavioral biometric capable of determining user identity. More specifically, keystroke dynamics is the automated method of identifying or confirming the identity of an individual based on typing rhythms. Password hardening is an applied form of keystroke dynamics that uses typing patterns to protect your password even when it is known to an imposter. Not only does the password have to match, the typing rhythm must also be similar. To see password hardening in action, use the password provided below to see how similar you can type to me.

Enter "password" in the password field and click log in.



Your match score:




The lower the score the closer the typing sample is to the genuine user. If the score is "N/A" the password was not typed in correctly.
A higher match score means the keystrokes were more dissimilar from my template. The current threshold is set at 10.
When I enter "password" my match score is usually between 2-5. Can you beat the system?