CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY · Question #105
CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY Question #105: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A: Something you trust. Authentication generally requires that users provide identity factors (that others can't not easily provide). Because no single factor is ever foolproof, multi-factor authentication typically uses one or several of the following (see ISC2 Study Guide, chapter 3, module 1): 'Somet
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Which of these types of credentials is NOT used in multi-factor authentication?
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- ASomething you trust
- BSomething you are
- CSomething you know
- DSomething you have
Explanation
Authentication generally requires that users provide identity factors (that others can't not easily provide). Because no single factor is ever foolproof, multi-factor authentication typically uses one or several of the following (see ISC2 Study Guide, chapter 3, module 1): 'Something you know', such as a password or personal identification number (PIN); 'Something you have', such as a smart card or certificate; 'Something you are', which would be based on your physical characteristics, in which biometric reading may be used. Some of the security literature mentions a fourth method based on 'something you do', such as a sample of handwriting, a gesture, or a voice print; that being said, no identity factor is ever based on 'something you trust'.
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