2) Identification and Authentication Flashcards

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(T/F) Multifactor authentication is the use of more than one authentication method to access an information system.

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True

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The claim of what someone or something is.

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Identification

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3
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Establishes whether an identification claim is true.

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Authentication

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Something that supports our claim to identity, either in our personal interactions or in computer systems, e.g. social security cards.

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Identity verification

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5
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Authentication requirements help prevent this crime.

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Falsifying identification

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A set of methods we use to establish a claim of identity as being true.

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Authentication

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7
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A password is an example of this type of factor.

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Something you know

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An iris scan is an example of this type of factor.

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Something you are

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9
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A swipe card is an example of this type of factor.

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Something you have

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The time delay between your keystrokes is an example of this type of factor.

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Something you do

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Being at a specific terminal is an example of this type of factor.

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Where you are

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12
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Uses one or more authentication methods for access.

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Multifactor authentication

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13
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An authentication mechanism in which both parties authenticate each other.

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Mutual authentication

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14
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Elements of a complex password.

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Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols

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15
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Unique personal characteristics, such as fingerprints, used for identification purposes.

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Biometrics

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A stipulation that our chosen biometric characteristic should be present in the majority of people we expect to enroll in the system.

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Universality

17
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A measure of the differences of a particular characteristic among a group of individuals.

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Uniqueness

18
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How well a particular characteristic resists change over time and with advancing age.

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Permenance

19
Q

How easy it is to acquire a characteristic that we can later use to authenticate a user.

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Collectability

20
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A set of metrics that judge how well a given system functions.

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Performance measurement

21
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A measure of how agreeable a particular characteristic is to the users of a system.

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Acceptability

22
Q

Describes the ease with which a system can be tricked by a falsified biometric identifier.

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Circumvention

23
Q

The rate at which we accept users whom we should actually have rejected.

24
Q

FAR is the rate at which we accept users whom we should actually have rejected. What does FAR stand for?

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False acceptance rate

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The rate at which we reject legitimate users when we should have accepted them.
FRR
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FRR is the rate at which we reject legitimate users when we should have accepted them. What does FRR stand for?
False rejection rate
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A badge or token is considered what type of authentication?
Something you have
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A password or PIN is considered what type of authentication?
Something you know
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The set of methods we use to establish a claim of identity as being true.
Authentication
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A fingerprint is considered what type of authentication?
Something you are
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What type of authentication can prevent a man-in-the-middle attack?
Mutual
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The biometric characteristic that measures how well a factor resists change over time and with advancing age.
Permanence