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400-007 · Question #256

Which two factors provide multifactor authentication for secure access to applications and data no matter where the users are or which devices they are on? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. possession-based C. push-based. Multifactor authentication requires verification from multiple independent categories, and possession-based (something you have) combined with push-based (approval sent to a registered device) are two recognized MFA factor types.

Designing Security

Question

Which two factors provide multifactor authentication for secure access to applications and data no matter where the users are or which devices they are on? (Choose two.)

Options

  • Apossession-based
  • Bpull-based
  • Cpush-based
  • Dpower-based
  • Epersona-based

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    92% (24)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Multifactor authentication requires verification from multiple independent categories, and possession-based (something you have) combined with push-based (approval sent to a registered device) are two recognized MFA factor types.

Apossession-basedCorrect

Possession-based authentication relies on something the user physically holds, such as a hardware token, smart card, or registered mobile device, providing a verification factor that cannot be compromised by credential theft alone.

Bpull-based

Pull-based describes a communication model where a client requests data from a server and is not a defined authentication factor category in any standard identity verification framework.

Cpush-basedCorrect

Push-based authentication sends an approval notification to the user's pre-registered device requiring active confirmation, which leverages possession of that device as a second factor and is explicitly recognized in modern MFA frameworks such as NIST SP 800-63B.

Dpower-based

Power-based is not a recognized MFA factor in any standard security specification such as NIST SP 800-63B, FIDO2, or industry IAM frameworks.

Epersona-based

Persona-based is not a standard MFA category; recognized factor categories are knowledge-based, possession-based, and inherence-based (biometrics), and persona does not map to any of them.

Concept tested: Multifactor authentication factor categories

Source: https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html

Topics

#multifactor authentication#MFA#possession factor#push authentication

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