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A method for checking that a user (person) is the one claimed.
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Verification that an entity is the one claimed is generally done through the usage of authentication factors. An authentication factor is a piece of information and process used to authenticate or verify a person’s identity for security purposes. Two-factor authentication is a system wherein two different methods are used to authenticate. Using two factors as opposed to one delivers a higher level of authentication assurance.
There are three universally recognized factors or a combination thereof for authenticating individuals:
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Something the person knows
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Something the person possesses
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Something the person is (using a personal characteristic)
Using something only the person knows is the “classical way” to corroborate a user’s identity based on a secret piece of information such as a password, a PIN code, a pass-phrase, etc.
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De Soete, M. (2011). User Verification Method. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_311
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