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SY0-701 · Question #50

A network manager wants to protect the company's VPN by implementing multifactor authentication that uses: - Something you know - Something you have - Something you are Which of the following would…

The correct answer is C. Password, authentication token, thumbprint. Option C maps perfectly to all three MFA factors: a password is something you know, an authentication token (like a hardware key or TOTP app) is something you have, and a thumbprint is something you are (biometric). The other options fail because they substitute…

Submitted by the_admin· Mar 6, 2026General Security Concepts

Question

A network manager wants to protect the company's VPN by implementing multifactor authentication that uses:

  • Something you know
  • Something you have
  • Something you are

Which of the following would accomplish the manager's goal?

Options

  • ADomain name, PKI, GeolP lookup
  • BVPN IP address, company ID, facial structure
  • CPassword, authentication token, thumbprint
  • DCompany URL, TLS certificate, home address

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    75% (33)
  • D
    14% (6)

Explanation

Option C maps perfectly to all three MFA factors: a password is something you know, an authentication token (like a hardware key or TOTP app) is something you have, and a thumbprint is something you are (biometric). The other options fail because they substitute non-authentication concepts-A uses network identifiers (domain name, GeoIP) that aren't user credentials; B lacks a "something you know" factor, replacing it with a VPN IP address (a network location, not a credential); D uses URLs and a home address, which are neither secrets nor biometrics.

Memory tip: Map the three factors to "KHP" - Knowledge (passwords/PINs), Hardware/possession (tokens/smart cards), Physical/biometric (fingerprints/face/retina). On the exam, any answer missing one of these categories-or substituting a network/location identifier-is wrong.

Topics

#Multifactor Authentication (MFA)#Authentication Factors#Identity and Access Management (IAM)#Biometrics

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