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Continuous User Identification Across Devices Using Keystroke Dynamics

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Nabila Mansouri *
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Salwa Sahnoun
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Hèdi Fkih
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Ahmed Ben Ali
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Ahmed Fakhfakh
DOI:10.1007/978-3-032-10486-1_6delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Keystroke dynamics is a well-established behavioral biometric for continuous user identification. However, most existing models are device-specific, leading to performance degradation when users switch between desktop keyboards and touch-based devices. This presents a challenge in today's multi-device environments, where seamless and secure identification is essential. In this work, we propose a unified Transformer-based model for cross-device user identification using keystroke dynamics. Leveraging transfer learning, our approach learns a shared representation of typing patterns from both desktop and mobile inputs, enabling robust identification across heterogeneous devices without requiring separate models. Experiments on the Keystroke 136M and Aalto Mobile datasets show that our model achieves Equal Error Rates (EERs) of 2.45 on desktop, 1.76 on mobile, and 2.63 in cross-device scenarios. These results confirm the effectiveness of our approach in achieving reliable, device-agnostic identification while improving usability and security in real-world, multi-platform settings.
Keywords:
Keystrokes
Cross-devices
Mobile
Desktop
Biometrics
Transformer
Cybersecurity

Journal

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INTELLIGENT DATA ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATED LEARNING-IDEAL 2025, PT I
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centre de recherche en numerique de sfax (crns)
Scholars:
130
Papers: 104
Citations: 0
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universite de sfax
Scholars:
8.9K
Papers: 7.7K
Citations: 5