Requirements and Analysis of Extended HTTP Digest Access Authentication

The Master's project investigated local user-centric identity management for user authentication and describes a prototype implementation of a simple, secure and user friendly authentication mechanism based on the OffPAD (Offline Personal Authentication Device). The project was part of the Lucidman Project (Local User-Centric Identity Management), funded by the Franco-Norwegian Foundation (Fransk-Norsk Stiftelse: FNS). This very successful Master's project led to the development and publication of a patent on network security, and the discovery of a fundamental web vulnerability.