Mobile Applications - Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

Question 1

Knowledge Factor

Answer 1

Simplest form of authentication and refers to something you know

Question 2

Possession Factor

Answer 2

Refers to something you have

Question 3

Inherence Factor

Answer 3

Refers to something you are (biometrics) ex. fingerprints

Question 4

Behavior Factor

Answer 4

Refers to something you do (voice recognition)

Question 5

Location Factor

Answer 5

Refers to somewhere you are

Question 6

Single Factor authentication

Answer 6

Single knowledge factor. Most smartphone support biometric or inherence factors.

Question 7

Multi-factor Authentication

Answer 7

Two-factor authentication (2FA)

Question 8

Authenticator

Answer 8

Application that serves as a possession factor inside of a mobile device