Network+ Exam
MFA (Multifator Authentication)
October 29, 2025
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MFA (Multifator Authentication)
Authinticates or proves an identy using more than one method.
something you know - knowledge facor ex.. password, username, PIN, personal questions answers.
weakness -default credentals, common passwords, weak/short passwords using a standard dictionary word is bad,
uppercase, lowercase,numbers,special char.
Dictionary attack - tryes to guess using a wordlist.
brute force - trying every possible combination to get to the ccorrect answer.
hybrid tech - try to estabilish key words and make their own custom discionary
something you have - smart cards rsa key fobs, rf id tags, yubi key.
somethin are - biometrics, inheretence, fingerprints retna scans, voice prints
something you do - action pattern something you do that is unique to you. can be prone to error. combined with something else it’s 2fa
somewhere you are - using geo tagging or geo fencing.