A nurse practitioner (NP) approaches a computer terminal at the local health care facility. In order to gain access to client information, the NP must first slide a smartcard through a card reader and then place a finger on a scanner. Which authentication measures were used to verify the NP's authorization to access client data?
A)Appearance of the user's name on a screen
B)Biometric authentication
C)Picture authentication package
D)Proximity radio authentication
E)Encrypted pass key authentication

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The NP used two forms of authentication: biometric authentication (by placing a finger on a scanner) and encrypted pass key authentication (the smartcard through a card reader likely contains encrypted data used as a key for authentication).

A Nurse Practitioner (NP) Approaches a Computer Terminal at the Local