Authentication

Question 1

What is Authentication?

Answer 1

Security measure that ensures individuals or entities are who they claim to be during a communication or transaction.

Question 2

5 Commonly used Authentication Methods

Answer 2

Something You Know (Knowledge Factor)
Something You Have (Possession Factor)
Something You Are (Inherence Factor)
Something You Do (Action Factor)
Somewhere You Are (Location Factor)

Question 3

Something You Know (Knowledge Factor)

Answer 3

Relies on information that user can recall like username and password

Question 4

Something You Have (Possession Factor)

Answer 4

Relies on the user presenting a physical item to authenticate themselves like ID Card

Question 5

Something You Are (Inherence Factor)

Answer 5

Relies on the user providing a unique physical or behavioural characteristic of the person to validate that they are who they claim to be like fingerprint scanner

Question 6

Something You Do (Action Factor)

Answer 6

Relies on the user conducting a unique action to prove who they are

Question 7

Somewhere You Are (Location Factor)

Answer 7

Relies on the user being in a certain geographic location before access is granted.