Cloud access control authentication system using dynamic accelerometers data

Summary The main challenge of access control system is how to allow authorized users to access quickly and accurately. In reality, most access control system cannot run smoothly with the adverse impact of a security problem, it is because the access control card is easy to duplicate. To improve system security, recent efforts introduced biological technologies, such as fingerprint identification, facial recognition, and iris recognition. However, these methods are costly for installation and later maintenance. In this paper, we introduce a cloud access control system that employs the ability of sensing acceleration of Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform (WISP) tags combined with customized motions. Users are allowed to pass the access control system only if they operate user‐defined motions correctly. Authorized users can define the authentication motions by themselves, which not only facilitates the daily use but also improves the security of the cloud access control system. We conduct intensive experimental measurements. The experimental results verify the effectiveness of our proposed system.