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312-50V10 · Question #297

Which set of access control solutions implements two-factor authentication?

The correct answer is A. USB token and PIN. True two-factor authentication requires credentials drawn from two distinct categories - something you know, something you have, or something you are.

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Question

Which set of access control solutions implements two-factor authentication?

Options

  • AUSB token and PIN
  • BFingerprint scanner and retina scanner
  • CPassword and PIN
  • DAccount and password

How the community answered

(54 responses)
  • A
    91% (49)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    6% (3)

Why each option

True two-factor authentication requires credentials drawn from two distinct categories - something you know, something you have, or something you are.

AUSB token and PINCorrect

A USB token belongs to the 'something you have' category (a physical possession factor), while a PIN belongs to the 'something you know' category (a knowledge factor), placing them in two separate authentication factor types. Combining factors from different categories satisfies the definition of multi-factor authentication, providing stronger security because compromising one factor type does not automatically compromise the other. This is the only option in the list that spans two distinct factor categories.

BFingerprint scanner and retina scanner

A fingerprint scanner and a retina scanner are both biometric 'something you are' factors, making this single-factor authentication despite using two separate biometric devices.

CPassword and PIN

Both a password and a PIN are 'something you know' knowledge-based credentials, so combining them represents single-factor authentication using two instances of the same factor type.

DAccount and password

An account name and a password are both knowledge-based 'something you know' factors, providing only single-factor authentication regardless of how they are presented together.

Concept tested: Two-factor authentication factor categories

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/multi_factor_authentication

Topics

#two-factor authentication#authentication factors#USB token#access control

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