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Increasing Security with Adaptive Multifactor Authentication
Two-factor authentication (2FA) and multifactor authentication (MFA) are security features that are growing in many organizations to keep their users and data more secure. The two terms mentioned here are not the same, but rather an evolution from having two authenticators to having multiple authenticators. Instead of one type of authenticator, based on the context, users are asked to confirm who they are by presenting something they know, such as their username and password, something they have, such as a physical card, token, or soft token on a device, and/or something they are, such as using biometrics.
After introducing single sign-on (SSO) to your organization, MFA is the logical ...
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