What Is Single-Factor Authentication

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is single-factor authentication?

• A)the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password
• B)requires the user to provide two means of authentication, what the user knows (password) and what the user has (security token)
• C)requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification)
• D)the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice or handwriting

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