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Glossary
- Item
- Multi-factor Authentication
- Description
- Authentication using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors are (i) something you know (e.g., password/personal identification number); (ii) something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); and (iii) something you are (e.g., biometric).
- Source
- https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/Multi_Factor_Authentication
- Context