Masango, Mfundo GMouton, FrancoisNottingham, AlastairMtsweni, Jabu S2017-06-072017-06-072016-08Masango, M., Mouton, F., Nottingham, A. et al. 2016. Context aware mobile application for mobile devices. Information Security South Africa (ISSA 2016), 17-18 August 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa, p. 85-90. DOI: 10.1109/ISSA.2016.7802933978-1-5090-2473-5DOI: 10.1109/ISSA.2016.7802933http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7802933/http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9184Copyright: 2016 IEEE. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.Android smart devices have become an integral part of peoples lives, having evolved beyond the capability of just sending a text message or making a call. Currently, smart devices have applications that can restrict access to other applications on the same device, implemented through user authentication. Android smart devices offer the capability of Android Smart Lock, which uses different authentication methods for unlocking the device based on the users location. However, Android Smart Lock does not allow locking for individual applications. A possible solution to this limitation is an application that performs user authentication using a context-aware approach. This paper proposes a context-aware application, which provides different user authentication methods that are set up according to the auto-detection of areas designated as safe zones by the user. This application aims to improve the overall security of the content of a given device by securing individual applications.enAndroidGeofenceGoogle location servicesLock screenPattern lockConference PresentationMasango, M. G., Mouton, F., Nottingham, A., & Mtsweni, J. S. (2016). Context aware mobile application for mobile devices. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9184Masango, Mfundo G, Francois Mouton, Alastair Nottingham, and Jabu S Mtsweni. "Context aware mobile application for mobile devices." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9184Masango MG, Mouton F, Nottingham A, Mtsweni JS, Context aware mobile application for mobile devices; IEEE; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9184 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Masango, Mfundo G AU - Mouton, Francois AU - Nottingham, Alastair AU - Mtsweni, Jabu S AB - Android smart devices have become an integral part of peoples lives, having evolved beyond the capability of just sending a text message or making a call. Currently, smart devices have applications that can restrict access to other applications on the same device, implemented through user authentication. Android smart devices offer the capability of Android Smart Lock, which uses different authentication methods for unlocking the device based on the users location. However, Android Smart Lock does not allow locking for individual applications. A possible solution to this limitation is an application that performs user authentication using a context-aware approach. This paper proposes a context-aware application, which provides different user authentication methods that are set up according to the auto-detection of areas designated as safe zones by the user. This application aims to improve the overall security of the content of a given device by securing individual applications. DA - 2016-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Android KW - Geofence KW - Google location services KW - Lock screen KW - Pattern lock LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 SM - 978-1-5090-2473-5 T1 - Context aware mobile application for mobile devices TI - Context aware mobile application for mobile devices UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9184 ER -