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Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a method of computer access control which a user can pass by successfully presenting several separate authentication stages through credentials based on knowledge (something you know), possession (something you have), and inherence (something you are), in other words, it is a system that requires more than one method of authentication from a self-reliant listing of credentials to verify a user's identity for login.
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[[wikipedia:Multi-factor authentication]] (MFA) is a method of computer access control which a user can pass by successfully presenting several separate authentication stages through credentials based on knowledge (something you know), possession (something you have), and inherence (something you are), in other words, it is a system that requires more than one method of authentication from a self-reliant listing of credentials to verify a user's identity for login.
  
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== Examples ==
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* Bank card + PIN number
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* [[One-time password]] ([[OTP]]) tokens
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* [[Certificates]]
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* [[Smart cards]]
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* [[Virtual MFA Applications]]
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* [[Mobile push notifications]]
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* [[Google prompts]]
  
== 2FA Mobile applications ==
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== [[2FA applications]] ==
 
Different 2FA open-source mobile app are available such us :
 
Different 2FA open-source mobile app are available such us :
* [[FreeOTP]] (Android, iOS): free and open-source
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{{2FA apps TOC}}
Android: Download from Google Play[1] or F-Droid[2]
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iOS: Download from the App Store[3]
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== Activities ==
* AndOTP (Android): free and open-source
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* Read https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-multi-factor-authentication-for-ssh-on-ubuntu-16-04 ([[OATH-TOTP]])
Android: Download from Google Play[5] or F-Droid[6]
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* Read [[wikipedia:Help:Two-factor_authentication]]
* [[Google Authenticator]] (Android, iOS): free and open-source
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== Related ==
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* [[VMware Verify]]
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* <code>[[aws sts get-session-token]]</code>
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* [[OpenVPN Connect]]
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* <code>[[iam:GetAccountPasswordPolicy]]</code>
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* [[Virtual keyboard]]
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* [[2FA with more than one device]]
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* [[Configure MFA on AWS]]
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* [[Yubikey]]: <code>[[ykman]]</code>
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* <code>[[aws_s3_versioning]]</code>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[wikipedia:Help:Two-factor_authentication]]
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* {{aws iam mfa}}
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* {{VPN}}
 
* {{MFA}}
 
* {{MFA}}
* {{security}}
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* {{AAA}}
  
  
 
[[Category:IT Security]]
 
[[Category:IT Security]]
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[[Category:MFA]]

Latest revision as of 04:35, 11 July 2024

wikipedia:Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a method of computer access control which a user can pass by successfully presenting several separate authentication stages through credentials based on knowledge (something you know), possession (something you have), and inherence (something you are), in other words, it is a system that requires more than one method of authentication from a self-reliant listing of credentials to verify a user's identity for login.

Examples[edit]

2FA applications[edit]

Different 2FA open-source mobile app are available such us :

Activities[edit]

Related[edit]

See also[edit]

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