Practice What Is Authentication? (4.1) - Authentication & Access Control

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Question 1.
What is authentication?
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Think about how we identify people online.
Question 2.
Name one method of authentication.
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What do you use to log in to most accounts?
3Question 3.
What is authentication?
- Verifying identity
- Granting access
- Monitoring activity
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What do we ask when we want to confirm someone's identity?
4Question 4.
True or False: Multi-Factor Authentication only requires one method of verification.
- True
- False
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Think about what different factors are used in MFA.
Question 5.
Consider a company that only uses usernames and passwords for employee access. What vulnerabilities might they face, and how could multi-factor authentication mitigate these risks?
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Think about the common techniques hackers use to compromise passwords.
Question 6.
Create a security policy for a small organization implementing multi-factor authentication. What methods would you include and why?
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What elements make up multi-factor authentication?

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