Multi-Factor Authentication

Question 1

What is MFA?

Answer 1

Multi-factor authentication

Security system that requires more than one method of authentication

Question 2

What is a Knowledge-based Factor?

Answer 2

Something that you know

Something the user knows and must provide it to authenticate their identity

Question 3

What is the Possession-based Factor?

Answer 3

Something you have

something the user physically possesses, like a smart card or a hardware token, like a key fob, or a software token used with your smartphone

Question 4

What is the Inherence-based Factor?

Answer 4

Something you are

Biometrics

Question 5

What is Location-based Factor?

Answer 5

Somewhere you are

Determining a users location to authenticate them

Question 6

What is a Behavior-based Factor?

Answer 6

Something you do

recognizing patterns that are typically associated with a user, such as their keystroke patterns, mouse movement, or even the way they walk down the hallway.

Question 7

What are Passkeys?

Answer 7

Users can create and access online accounts without needing to input a password