Sensor-Based Authentication in Smartphone; a Systematic Review

Authors:
raw_author_name: Moceheb Lazam Shuwandy
raw_affiliation_string: Computer Science Department, College of Computer Science and Mathematics, Tikrit University (TU), Tikrit, Iraq
raw_author_name: A.S. Jouda
raw_affiliation_string: Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies Iraqi Commission for Computers & Informatics Baghdad, Iraq
raw_author_name: M.A Ahmed
raw_affiliation_string: Computer Science Department, College of Computer Science and Mathematics, Tikrit University (TU), Tikrit, Iraq
raw_author_name: Mahmood M. Salih
raw_affiliation_string: Computer Science Department, College of Computer Science and Mathematics, Tikrit University (TU), Tikrit, Iraq
raw_author_name: Z.T. Al-qaysi
raw_affiliation_string: Computer Science Department, College of Computer Science and Mathematics, Tikrit University (TU), Tikrit, Iraq
raw_author_name: A.H. Alamoodi
raw_affiliation_string: Faculty of Computing and Meta-Technology (FKMT), Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Perak, Malaysia
raw_author_name: Salem Garfan
raw_affiliation_string: Faculty of Computing and Meta-Technology (FKMT), Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Perak, Malaysia
raw_author_name: O.S. Albahri
raw_affiliation_string: Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
raw_author_name: B.B. Zaidan
raw_affiliation_string: International graduate school of artificial intelligence, collage of management, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123, University Road, Section 3, Douliu, Yunlin County, 640301 Taiwan, R.O.C
raw_author_name: A.S. Albahri
raw_affiliation_string: Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI), Baghdad, Iraq

Abstract: With the widespread usage of smartphones, users not just using their smartphone for calls and messaging only, but they are using it for a variety of purposes such as banking transactions, e-mailing, chatting, online shopping, video conferencing, health monitoring, and many more. Most of these activities store personal and sensitive data of the user on the device, reaching this confidential information by unauthorized person may cause huge losses and bad consequences. Therefore, securing the smartphone’s accessibility from unauthorized people became an extremely essential. With the advanced development in the area of sensor-based smartphone authentication methods, different methods were developed to be easily used by users through specific criteria. However, many aspects haven’t been discovered yet in the area of sensor-based smartphone authentication methods. On the basis of that, this study aims to review the area of sensor-based smartphone authentication methods systematically to provide a comprehensive understanding of this new area and to discuss the current challenges and issues. To conduct this systematic review, four scientific digital databases were utilized; ScienceDirect, IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, and Scopus. The total number of studies found was n=256 articles, only n=46 articles were included based on our inclusion criteria. To provide a comprehensive understanding of the included studies, taxonomy was drawn. Also, this study provides a discussion on the current motivations, challenges and issues, and recommendations in sensor-based smartphone authentication methods. This review enlightens, encourage, and direct researchers to develop authentication solutions and reduce the current gaps in this area.