NRXR-ID: Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in VR Using Near-Range Extended Reality and Smartphones

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05447v1
• Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:00:09 GMT
• Title: NRXR-ID: Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in VR Using Near-Range Extended Reality and Smartphones
• Authors: Aiur Nanzatov, Lourdes Peña-Castillo, Oscar Meruvia-Pastor,
• Abstract summary: We present NRXR-ID, a technique to implement two-factor authentication while using extended reality systems and smartphones.<n>The proposed method allows users to complete an authentication challenge using their smartphones without removing their HMD.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Two-factor authentication (2FA) has become widely adopted as an efficient and secure way to validate someone's identity online. Two-factor authentication is difficult in virtual reality (VR) because users are usually wearing a head-mounted display (HMD) which does not allow them to see their real-world surroundings. We present NRXR-ID, a technique to implement two-factor authentication while using extended reality systems and smartphones. The proposed method allows users to complete an authentication challenge using their smartphones without removing their HMD. We performed a user study where we explored four types of challenges for users, including a novel checkers-style challenge. Users responded to these challenges under three different configurations, including a technique that uses the smartphone to support gaze-based selection without the use of VR controllers. A 4X3 within-subjects design allowed us to study all the variations proposed. We collected performance metrics and performed user experience questionnaires to collect subjective impressions from 30 participants. Results suggest that the checkers-style visual matching challenge was the most appropriate option, followed by entering a digital PIN challenge submitted via the smartphone and answered within the VR environment.

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