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RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern
From: "David Harley" <david.a.harley () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:08:01 +0100
Multi-factor authentication offers two or more "methods" to authenticate a single entity/user accessing a system.
Well, I imagine everyone but Bob agrees that that's what we usually mean by the term. :) While the examples Justin proposes are usually given other names, I have to agree that there's an element of "culturally defined by the Infosec community." That doesn't mean I favour dropping the distinction between the ways in which we use multi-factor and multi-key (for instance), though. We've evolved these usages precisely because we need to distinguish between different mechanisms, however closely they're related, conceptually or semantically. The real problem with this thread is that we still haven't addressed Jason's need of a a definitive reference. (I did suggest a couple of book references, but perhaps they didn't make the list.) -- David Harley http://www.smallblue-greenworld.co.uk
Current thread:
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern, (continued)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Dan Denton (Aug 10)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Nick Owen (Aug 10)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Kevin Wilcox (Aug 10)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Mngadi, Simphiwe (SS) (Aug 14)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Kevin Wilcox (Aug 15)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Kevin Wilcox (Aug 14)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Jason Sewell (Aug 14)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Justin Ross (Aug 14)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Kevin Wilcox (Aug 14)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Dave Lewis (Aug 14)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern David Harley (Aug 15)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Devin Rambo (Aug 14)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Chad Perrin (Aug 15)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Mngadi, Simphiwe (SS) (Aug 14)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Roch (Aug 14)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Tony Reusser (Aug 15)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Uber Wannabe (Aug 15)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Mngadi, Simphiwe (SS) (Aug 16)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Mngadi, Simphiwe (SS) (Aug 15)
- Re: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Mike Lococo (Aug 14)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern Tep, Tom M. (CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP) (Aug 15)
- RE: Multi-Factor Authentication Concern David Gillett (Aug 15)