MF
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002675
1. A characteristic of an authentication system or an authenticator that requires more than one distinct authentication factor for successful authentication. MFA can be performed using a single authenticator that provides more than one factor or by a combination of authenticators that provide different factors.
The three authentication factors are something you know, something you have, and something you are.
2. A characteristic of an authentication system or an authenticator that requires more than one distinct authentication factor for successful authentication. MFA can be performed using a single authenticator that provides more than one factor or by a combination of authenticators that provide different factors. The three authentication factors are something you know, something you have, and something you are.
3. A characteristic of an authentication system or a token that uses more than one authentication factor.
The three types of authentication factors are something you know, something you have, and something you are.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-002675 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| Expansions | Multifactor; Multi-Factor |
| References | NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]; NIST SP 1800-17b; NIST SP 1800-17c; NIST SP 800-63-2 [Superseded]; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-CYB-002675",
"term": "MF",
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"definition": "1. A characteristic of an authentication system or an authenticator that requires more than one distinct authentication factor for successful authentication. MFA can be performed using a single authenticator that provides more than one factor or by a combination of authenticators that provide different factors.\nThe three authentication factors are something you know, something you have, and something you are.\n\n2. A characteristic of an authentication system or an authenticator that requires more than one distinct authentication factor for successful authentication. MFA can be performed using a single authenticator that provides more than one factor or by a combination of authenticators that provide different factors. The three authentication factors are something you know, something you have, and something you are.\n\n3. A characteristic of an authentication system or a token that uses more than one authentication factor.\nThe three types of authentication factors are something you know, something you have, and something you are.",
"expansions": [
"Multifactor",
"Multi-Factor"
],
"references": [
"NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]",
"NIST SP 1800-17b; NIST SP 1800-17c",
"NIST SP 800-63-2 [Superseded]",
"NIST CSRC Glossary"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/mf/"
}
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