Authentication

Question 1

What security measure ensures individuals or entities are who they claim to be during a communication or transaction?

Answer 1

Authentication

Question 2

What are the 5 authentication methods?

Answer 2

Something you know, you have, you are, you do, and somewhere you are

Question 3

What relies on information that a user can recall?

Answer 3

Something you know

Question 4

What relies on the user presenting a physical item to authenticate themselves?

Answer 4

Something you have

Question 5

What relies on the user providing a unique physical or behavioral characteristic of the person to validate that they are how they claim to be?

Answer 5

Something you are

Question 6

What is conducting a unique action when considering authentication methods?

Answer 6

Something you do

Question 7

What grants you access to a system, uses location based factors when considering authentication methods?

Answer 7

Somewhere you are

Question 8

What is security that requires users to provide multiple methods of identification to verify identity?

Answer 8

Multi-factor Authentication

Question 9

What are the 3 main reasons for authentication procedures?

Answer 9

Prevent unauthorized access, protect user data and privacy, and ensure resources validity