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SY0-301 · Question #673

Speaking a passphrase into a voice print analyzer is an example of which of the following security concepts?

The correct answer is A. Two factor authentication. Speaking a passphrase into a voice print analyzer combines two distinct authentication factors, making it two-factor authentication.

General security concepts

Question

Speaking a passphrase into a voice print analyzer is an example of which of the following security concepts?

Options

  • ATwo factor authentication
  • BIdentification and authorization
  • CSingle sign-on
  • DSingle factor authentication

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    90% (35)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Speaking a passphrase into a voice print analyzer combines two distinct authentication factors, making it two-factor authentication.

ATwo factor authenticationCorrect

This scenario combines something you know (the passphrase) with something you are (the voice biometric captured by the voice print analyzer), which satisfies the definition of two-factor authentication requiring two different factor categories. Using a single method from two separate factor types is the hallmark of MFA/2FA.

BIdentification and authorization

Identification and authorization is not a standard authentication pairing; the relevant pairing is identification and authentication, and this answer misrepresents the process.

CSingle sign-on

Single sign-on is a mechanism allowing one authentication event to access multiple systems, not a description of factor types used.

DSingle factor authentication

Single factor authentication uses only one authentication category; here both knowledge (passphrase) and biometric (voice) factors are used simultaneously.

Concept tested: Multi-factor authentication factor categories

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-mfa-howitworks

Topics

#multi-factor authentication#biometrics#two-factor authentication

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