A user has to provide a valid password to gain access to a vault in a bank. In addition to this, the vault opens only when the user's fingerprint matches the fingerprint data stored in the database or when a valid smartcard is swiped. The authentication method used here is _____.
A)hard-drill authentication
B)zip-level authentication
C)two-factor authentication
D)private-key authentication

Question

​ A user has to provide a valid password to gain access to a vault in a bank. In addition to this, the vault opens only when the user's fingerprint matches the fingerprint data stored in the database or when a valid smartcard is swiped. The authentication method used here is _____.
A)hard-drill authentication
B)zip-level authentication
C)two-factor authentication
D)private-key authentication

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The authentication method described involves two different types of authentication factors: something the user knows (a password) and something the user has (a fingerprint or a smartcard). This combination of two different authentication factors is known as two-factor authentication.

​ a User Has to Provide a Valid Password to Gain

a User Has to Provide a Valid Password to Gain