Authentication

Question 1

Authentication

Answer 1

Security measures that ensures individuals or entities are who they claim to be during a transaction

Question 2

5 common Auth methods

Answer 2

Something you know, you have, you are, you do , you are

Question 2

Something you know

Answer 2

Relies on information that a user can recall, ie username and password

Question 2

Something you have

Answer 2

Relies on user to present a physical item to authenticate themselves

Question 3

Something you are

Answer 3

Relies on user providing unique physical behavioral characteristic to validate themselves, ie, biometric authentication

Question 4

Something you do

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Somewhere you are

Answer 5

Relies on user being in a certain location before being granted access

Question 6

2FA

Answer 6

2 factor authentication, or multifactor

Question 7

What is mfa

Answer 7

Security process that requires users to provide multiple methods of identification to verify id

Question 8

What does authentication do

Answer 8

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