Intrusion Detected Continuous Re-authentication (IDCRA) Technology

Overview

LSCM developed the Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosks in collaboration with the Efficiency Office, supporting the initiative of the HKSAR Government and Guangdong Provincial Government to promote the Cross-boundary Public Services.

  • Intrusion Detected Continuous Re-authentication (IDCRA) Technology
Research completion
2025
Commercialisation opportunities
Technology licensing
Problem addressed

This Intrusion Detected Continuous Re-authentication (IDCRA) technology aims to address the problem of active users leaving self-service machines without logging out. In such cases, there might be data breach issues, session hijacking risks, and potential scams set up by experienced hackers, putting users’sensitive data at risk. Relying on session timeout alone cannot solve the problem, as excessively short timeouts may result in users being frequently logged out, which is inconvenient and will affect the user experience.

Innovation
  • The IDCRA technology is an innovative and robust solution designed to enhance the security and privacy of self-service machines.
  • By accounting for potential intrusions by non-human objects, avoiding traditional face verification methods, accommodating changes in face position, and processing multiple faces simultaneously, the IDCRA technology captures the essential data of the active human user and processes it within the IDCRA engine.
  • Based on the above information, the IDCRA engine determines whether the user is authenticated or not detected. If the user is not detected within the countdown time, the system will automatically log out.
Key impact
  • The Intrusion Detected Continuous Re-authentication technology can achieve the accuracy of 99% or above in recognising the presence of active user under normal environment and usage.
Award
  • Bronze Medal in the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva in 2024
Application
  • Self-service kiosk providers
Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM)

Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM) was founded in 2006, with funding from the Innovation and Technology Fund of The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, and is co-hosted by the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. It aims to strengthen the local logistics sector and related industries by providing a one-stop resource for applied research and technology transfer, and to reinforce cooperation between the industry and research institutes to bring about meaningful and significant impact on the industry and the community. 

LSCM serves the industry by initiating research projects, contract research, as well as providing business matching opportunities, technology transfer and intellectual property commercialisation. LSCM initiates technology and knowledge transfer to the marketplace to promote industrial digitalisation, facilitate technology advancement and strengthen Hong Kong’s position as a leading logistics and commercial hub.

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