Authentication

Question 1

What is a IAM and its 4 main processes?

Answer 1

Identity and Access Management.
Identification- An account or ID that uniquely represents the user, device, or process on the network.
Authentication- proving identity
Authorization-determines what rights a person has
Accounting- tracks usage of resource or use of rights. Alerts when unauthorized use is detected or attempted.

Question 2

What are the categories of authentication?

Answer 2

Knowledge factor-
Ownership factor-
Human or biometric factor-
Behavioral factor-
Location factor-
Time factor-