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Meanings of multi-factor authentication in English

Russian
многофакторная аутентификация
Portuguese
identificação por dois fatores
Spanish
autenticación multifactor
Catalan
autenticació multifactor

Authentication method in which a computer user is granted access only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism.

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многофакторная аутентификация
Usage of multi-factor authentication in English
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Using multi-factor authentication adds another step that stops bad actors accessing accounts.
News.com.au
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Secure IT by creating strong passwords, by using multi-factor authentication and avoiding phishing scams.
The South African
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Secondly, ensure you always use multi-factor authentication to secure your internet access, infrastructure and also your cloud-based platforms.
News.com.au
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While any multi-factor authentication is better than none, text messages can fairly easily be intercepted or spied on.
The South African
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The startup helps large enterprises replace passwords used by employees to log into company systems with passwordless multi-factor authentication.
Reuters
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Its platform is designed to detect anomalies and automatically insert additional security measures, such as multi-factor authentication, only when necessary.
Reuters
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Cybercrime Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Arthur Katsogiannis, urged the community to enable multi-factor authentication on accounts to help protect from hackers.
News.com.au
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It has increasingly fallen out of favor as a "factor" in multi-factor authentication, because it can be compromised in a number of different ways.
Wired
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This is also known as Two Factor Authentication (2FA) or Multi-Factor Authentication.
The South African