Which of the following is an example of two-factor authentication?
Your password and a code you receive via text message
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“An authentication system that requires more than one distinct type of authentication factor for successful authentication. Something you know (e.g., PIN, password), something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token), or something you are (e.g., biometric).”
— NIST SP 800-63-4 — Multi-Factor Authentication (CSRC Glossary) ↗The indexed versions don't agree on this one
This question appears on 34 CBT versions we've indexed, and they don't all give the same answer. Exam editions change and answer keys get re-cut, so more than one of these was correct on the test it came from. Here is each of them, and how many versions give it.
Your password and a code you receive via text message
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