4.1. What is Authentication?

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is authentication?

   Hint

   Think about how we identify people online.

2. 2.

   Name one method of authentication.

   Hint

   What do you use to log in to most accounts?

3. 3.

   What is authentication?

   • Verifying identity
   • Granting access
   • Monitoring activity

   Hint

   What do we ask when we want to confirm someone's identity?

4. 4.

   True or False: Multi-Factor Authentication only requires one method of verification.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Think about what different factors are used in MFA.

5. 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?

   Hint

   Think about the common techniques hackers use to compromise passwords.

6. 6.

   Create a security policy for a small organization implementing multi-factor authentication. What methods would you include and why?

   Hint

   What elements make up multi-factor authentication?