Password usage in Hungary and Slovakia among users of smart devices

Dorottya Mandić; Gábor Kiss

Dorottya Mandić Óbuda University Doctoral School on Safety and Security Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3384-5590
Gábor Kiss Óbuda University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-9376

Keywords: password, smart devices, security, IoT, password usage

Abstract

The number of IoT devices is increasing and more and more people are buying different smart devices, but they do not know how to use them safely. That is why we thought it important to conduct a survey among smart device users, which examines what smart device users use in relation to password use. For example, do they use the same password in several places, how long are the symbols used, how often do they change their password, whether the password they use contains meaningful words or personal information and whether the password contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters. In addition, the survey also deals with showing how popular smart devices are among the participants in the survey in Hungary and Slovakia. The purpose of this study is to present the results of the survey conducted in Hungary and Slovakia among smart device users regarding the use of passwords.