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Your CIO has found out that it is possible for an attacker to clone your company's RFID (Radio Frequency ID) based key cards. The CIO has tasked you with finding a way to ensure that anyone entering…

The correct answer is C. Two-Factor. Because RFID cards can be cloned, relying solely on 'something you have' is insufficient; adding a second authentication factor ensures the presenter of a card is the legitimate employee and not someone using a cloned credential.

Access Control and Password Management

Question

Your CIO has found out that it is possible for an attacker to clone your company's RFID (Radio Frequency ID) based key cards. The CIO has tasked you with finding a way to ensure that anyone entering the building is an employee. Which of the following authentication types would be the appropriate solution to this problem?

Options

  • AMandatory Access Controls
  • BBell-LaPadula
  • CTwo-Factor
  • DTACACS

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    12% (7)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    75% (43)
  • D
    9% (5)

Why each option

Because RFID cards can be cloned, relying solely on 'something you have' is insufficient; adding a second authentication factor ensures the presenter of a card is the legitimate employee and not someone using a cloned credential.

AMandatory Access Controls

Mandatory Access Controls (MAC) is a data access policy model that enforces label-based permissions on information objects and subjects; it governs data confidentiality, not physical building entry authentication.

BBell-LaPadula

Bell-LaPadula is a formal confidentiality model governing read/write rules for classified data based on security labels; it has no relevance to physical access authentication or RFID card cloning.

CTwo-FactorCorrect

Two-factor authentication (2FA) combines two distinct authentication categories - typically 'something you have' (the RFID card) with 'something you know' (a PIN) or 'something you are' (biometrics). Even if an attacker clones the RFID card, they cannot satisfy the second factor, so only genuine employees who possess both factors can gain entry.

DTACACS

TACACS (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System) is a network device authentication and authorization protocol used for managing administrative access to routers and switches, not for controlling physical building entry.

Concept tested: Two-factor authentication to counter cloned physical credentials

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

Topics

#RFID cloning#two-factor authentication#physical access#smart card

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