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multi-factor authentication

multi-factor authentication noun: a security process requiring a user to provide two or more distinct types of evidence in order to access an account.

Noun

multi-factor authentication (uncountable)

  1. (computer security) A security process requiring a user to provide two or more distinct types of evidence in order to access an account.
    Synonyms:
    MFA

Synonyms of multi-factor authentication

Questions about multi-factor authentication

What does multi-factor authentication mean?
Multi-factor authentication means a security process requiring a user to provide two or more distinct types of evidence in order to access an account.
What part of speech is multi-factor authentication?
Multi-factor authentication is a noun.

Words near multi-factor authentication in the dictionary

  1. multi-domain
  2. multi-ethnic
  3. multi-ethnolect
  4. multi-ethnolects
  5. multi-faceted
  6. multi-factor authentication
  7. multi-faith
  8. multi-frequency
  9. multi-front
  10. multi-gene
  11. multi-gigabit

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