Neurophysiology
and CyberSecurity

Current text-based authentication systems are vulnerable when users are forced to reveal their passwords under duress. A better alternative is Coercion Resistant Authentication, which generates passwords that cannot be explained to others, withstand pressure, and resist brute-force attacks. This research explores a specific implementation using an individual's subconscious physiological and neurological responses to music as an authenticating factor.

During training, the user's baseline physiological responses to personally chosen, stimulating music are recorded multiple times. For authentication, the same music is played, and the user's responses are compared to the stored data. Authentication validity is determined by the similarity of the new and training responses, demonstrating that certain music can create reliable Coercion Resistant Authentication.