Multi-Factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002754",
  "term": "Multi-Factor",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "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 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.",
  "abbreviation": "MF",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-63-2 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/multi-factor/"
}