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Question #: 778
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Which of the following represents a multifactor authentication system?

  • A. An iris scanner coupled with a palm print reader and fingerprint scanner with liveness detection.
  • B. A secret passcode that prompts the user to enter a secret key if entered correctly.
  • C. A digital certificate on a physical token that is unlocked with a secret passcode.
  • D. A one-time password token combined with a proximity badge.
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

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bcarr789
Highly Voted 4 years, 11 months ago
I think the answer is C. Aren't OTP and a proximity badge are both "something you have"?
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Qongo
4 years, 11 months ago
I think the correct answer is opt C as well.
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jordbro93
4 years, 11 months ago
Me too
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who__cares123456789___
4 years, 5 months ago
Who TF is supplying the answers in this section? That bastard failed lol lol Going with C !!
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BStub30
4 years, 5 months ago
"proximity badge" is both something you have AND somewhere you are. Because not only is it something you physically have, you are required to be at a specific location to use it.
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Aerials
Highly Voted 4 years, 11 months ago
The answer should be C because it is something you have and something you know. D is something you have and something you have...
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goodmate
Most Recent 1 year, 9 months ago
Answer C : in multifactor authentication involve different types of factors (e.g., something you know and something you have) physical token= sth you have and secreet passcode=sth you know.
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Colorfingers
3 years, 7 months ago
Scratch that wrong question.
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Colorfingers
3 years, 7 months ago
Answer is D: "Preventative controls are designed to be implemented prior to a threat event and reduce and/or avoid the likelihood and potential impact of a successful threat event. Examples of preventative controls include policies, standards, processes, procedures, encryption, firewalls, and physical barriers." https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/preventative-control
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fonka
3 years, 11 months ago
Answer is C digital certificate token means something you have and the pascode is something you remember
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Computerguy
4 years, 1 month ago
Can't be D proximity badge and token are both something you have Answer is C
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Aarongreene
4 years, 2 months ago
D is the answer....
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aosroyal
4 years, 2 months ago
please provide an explanation for your thought process.
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simo77
4 years, 3 months ago
A one-time password token (OTP token) is a security hardware device you have but after you know the password it becomes something you knew and smart cards something you have
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YettiSpider
4 years, 1 month ago
Correct answer is D
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bobthebuilder55110
4 years, 4 months ago
Well, First I thought it is very straight forward that it's C but when I read it again and again then now I am not sure here is my reasoning "A digital certificate on a physical token that is unlocked with a secret passcode." it says you need secret passcode to unlock that physical token which will be used to authenticate towards a system (let's say System A) now that is not multifactor as multifactor would be something like using two things or more to authenticate towards same system( System A). This is like you want to open the door but the keys are in a safe and so you need to know the passcode of that safe and then you can get the keys and open the door but multifactor would be having 2 separate locks to the door something like where 1 will open with key and another with your prints. But the fact that you need to know the passcode of the safe so you can access the key , I doubt if that can be considered multifactor ? Anyone have more views on this ??
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3 years, 11 months ago
Yes it is multifactor because if you have the physical token (something you have) without knowing the passcode (something you now), you will not enter. The only trick here is that the passcode keypad is not on the door but on the physical token. For you to open the door, you must (a) have the token and (b) know the passcode
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mcNik
4 years, 5 months ago
Answer is C
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BStub30
4 years, 5 months ago
The answer is D for a one time password token and a proximity badge. A password token demonstrates something you know while the proximity badge demonstrates both something you have AND somewhere you are (because proximity means a certain location).
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Jeff35
4 years, 4 months ago
Think of a proximity badge (contactless) as a smart card (contact-based) that you insert to get inside a building. You must HAVE this object to get inside the building. Somewhere you are = mobile device with location services Something you have = smart card SOURCE: The Official CompTIA Security+ Study Guide
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Herbie1995
4 years, 5 months ago
Ihttps://securitybytes.io/certificate-based-authentication-5390eb28871f I think D is correct knoweldge OTP Proximetery badege something you have + certificates cant be MFA according to this interesting link
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Herbie1995
4 years, 5 months ago
but i am 50/50
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Herbie1995
4 years, 5 months ago
Cancel last havent got a clue
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lsy
4 years, 6 months ago
I also chosen c but why the answer is D? Which answer to choose during exam?:-(
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DookyBoots
4 years, 8 months ago
Some implementations of MFA may not meet the principles spelled out in this guidance document and are therefore not providing the security benefit intended by multi-factor authentication, which is to prevent someone pretending to be a valid user from using a valid username and password to gain access to sensitive network resources and/or cardholder data. One of those principles is that MFA should be implemented so that authentication mechanisms are independent of each other. This means that access to one factor does not grant access to any other factor, and the compromise of one factor does not affect the integrity or confidentiality of any other factor. https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/understanding-new-pci-guidance-on-mfa
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DookyBoots
4 years, 8 months ago
Certificates might not be usable as a Second Factor. Recent PCI guidance has clarified the the use of certificates as multifactor authentication and points out that a certificate-based second factor (something you have) doesn't properly function as a factor if it is protected by a username and password.
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Hanzero
4 years, 9 months ago
C it is
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Daaio
4 years, 10 months ago
Just a reminder: "Using two or more methods in the same factor of authentication (such as a PIN and a password) is single-factor authentication. Dual-factor (or two-factor) authentication uses two different factors, such as using a hardware token and a PIN. Multifactor authentication uses two or more factors." (Darril Gibson). Answer C.
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