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Markers Assistant 3.2
We all need an assistant that never tires, always works and costs nothing to help us complete the tedious task associated with assessment.

Announcing the release of the Marking Assistant 3.2

Developed by teaching staff to improve the process of assessment, the Marking Assistant provides an innovative solution to create, conduct, deliver and manage assessment data in the one environment.

This enables the marker to concentrate on the marking and not the process. This results in more uniform, consistent assessment conducted within reasonable timeframes, within budget and probably most importantly, reduces the tedious tasks associated with assessment. Your assistant does all these tasks.

Currently the software is available under the freeware license. You must register your details to gain access to the download area. You may use the software as is and in return we would appreciate your feedback and comments.

Video Tutorials

Publications include:

Wells, J. (2006). Markers Assistant – A Software Solution for the Management of the Assessment Process. International Journal on E-Learning. 5 (3), pp. 439-458. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Wells, J. (2003) Assessment Management Using Software, Advances in Web-Based Learning - ICWL 2003 Second International Conference Melbourne, Australia, August 2003, Proceedings, pp. 411-422, Springer-verlag, Germany.

Goward, P. and Wells, J. (2003) An on-line assessment management system, 4th International We-B conference: e-Business and information systems, Edith Cowan University, Australia.

RexName
RexName - good utility or just plain dangerous.

To manipulate and change folder names in a windows environment generally means you have to manually search and replace each folder label or use software to automate the process. Manually searching and replacing folder labels is time consuming.

Automating the process requires the use of complicated scripts and consequently the presence of personnel with this specific expertise. A search of the internet for a utility to do this type of task found nothing.

As a consequence, a program titled RexName has been developed. Currently the software is available under the freeware license. You must register your details to gain access to the download area. You may use the software as is and in return we would appreciate your feedback and comments.

Authentigraph
The adoption of smart cards and biometric authentication mechanisms have been discussed in the past, yet still many organisations are resorting to traditional methods of authentication.

Passwords still possess several encumbrances not the least of which includes the difficulty some users have in remembering them. Resultantly, often users inadvertently write difficult passwords down near the workstation, which negates the reasons for password authentication and opens the floodgates to identity theft. In the current mainstream authentication paradigm, system administrators must ensure all users are educated on the need for password policy, and implement a suitable policy accordingly.

AuthentiGraph presents middle ground alternative between text-based passwords and smartcard and biometrics, borrowing concepts from both. Users are still required to use strong passwords but a length of four characters will generally suffice.

The difference here is that AuthentiGraph presents an image. The image maps characters whose position is randomly generated on the client using a key sent by the server. The user locates and clicks the characters in sequence. The client sends the server a set of coordinates which are then used to authenticate the user. Password cracking software will be useless because the coordinates of the characters on the screen changes every time a user logs in.

Publications include:

Minne, P., Wells, J., Hutchinson, D. and Pierce, J. (2007) An Investigation into the Usability of Graphical authentication Using AuthentiGraph, in Craig Valli and Andrew Woodward (eds), Proceedings of the 5th Australian Information Security Management Conference, pp. 175-185, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Pierce, J., Mackay, D., Warren, M. and Wells, J. (2005) A Review of Australian Internet Banking Client-Side Authentication Models, in Graeme Pye & Matthew Warren (eds), Proceedings of 6th Australian Information Warfare & Security Conference, School of Information Systems, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

Justin D. Pierce, David R. Mackay, Matthew J. Warren and Jason G. Wells. (2005) An Observational Survey of Australian Internet Banking Authentication and Client-Side Security: Does it Merit the Fees? 6th Australian Information Warfare and Security Conference.

Pierce, J., Warren, M., Mackay, D. and Wells, J. (2004) Graphical Authentication: An Architectural Design Specification, 2nd Australian Computer,Networks & Information Forensics Conference Proceedings, pp. 76-82, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.

Pierce, J., Warren, M., Mackay, D. and Wells, J. (2004) Graphical Authentication: Justifications and Objectives, 2nd Australian Information Security Management Conference 2004 Proceedings, pp. 49-55, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.

Pierce, J., Wells, J., Warren, M. and Mackay, D. (2003) A Conceptual Model for Graphical Authentication, 1st Australian Information Security Management Conference, Edith Cowan University, Australia.