Two-Factor Authentication Quiz

What is another name for two-factor authentication?

• Single factor authentication

• Password-based authentication

• Biometric authentication

• 2-step verification

Which of the following is a knowledge factor?

• Password

• Mobile device

• Fingerprint

• ID card

What is a possession factor?

• Something the user knows

• Something the user has

• Something inherent in the user

• Something the user is

Which of the following is an inherent factor?

• Facial recognition

• Password

• Security token

• Security question

Which of the following is the most common method of two-factor authentication?

• Location factor

• Time factor

• Knowledge factor

• Possession factor

What does two-factor authentication require?

• Two factors from the same category

• Two factors from two different categories

• One factor from any category

• Three factors from different categories

What might a locked email account ask for as a possession factor?

• Security question

• Facial recognition

• Password

• Code sent to a mobile device

What is typically asked for when facial recognition fails on a mobile device?

• Password

• PIN code

• Security token

• Fingerprint

Which of the following is NOT a common method of two-factor authentication?

• Knowledge factor

• Biometric factor

• Location factor

• Possession factor

Why is two-factor authentication more secure than single factor authentication?

• It often involves biometric factors

• It requires two factors from different categories

• It uses only passwords

• It requires two factors from the same category