Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a method of authentication in which a user can prove their identity by presenting two or more factors of authentication. The factors of authentication are:
Multi-factor authentication protects a user against unknown people who have one of the factors of authentication for a user.
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is one type of multi-factor authentication in which users provide two factors of authentication. Applications often use third-party authenticators (TPAs) to enable 2FA, where the third-party authenticator displays a randomly generated code for users to input along with their username and password.
Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user. A common form of authentication is username password authentication...
Authorization refers to the policies that dictate what users can access when they use a system or application. Authorization is used as a ...